Alternative Names
The official name for the tribe is the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Other terms that are locally used include “Choctaws,” and sometimes “Chocs.” The linguistically correct name is “Chattah.” This is occasionally used by native speakers in oral discourse and for some official occasions such as tribal ceremonies and, on occasion, at political speeches.
The two largest Federally recognized Choctaw tribes are the Oklahoma Choctaw and the Mississippi Choctaw who live on a Federal reservation north of Jackson, Mississippi. They are descendants of families that were not removed to Indian Territory. These Choctaw tribes are not politically affiliated with each other, although there are friendly relations between the two.
Location and Linguistic Affiliation
At European contact time, the Choctaws were on lands mapped today as Mississippi, and had dispersion that also reached into present day northern Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Today, the Oklahoma...
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Henderson, J.N., Henderson, L.C. (2004). Oklahoma Choctaw. In: Ember, C.R., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29905-X_92
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