Chahta | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Louisiana Indians Walking Along a Bayou Alfred Boisseau – 1847 | |
| Total population | |
| Approximately 214,884 total
212,000 (Nation of Oklahoma 2023)[1] 11,000 (Mississippi Band 2020)[2] 284 (Jena Band 2011)[3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama) | |
| Languages | |
| American English, Choctaw | |
| Religion | |
| Protestant, Roman Catholic, Southeastern Ceremonial Complex i.e., traditional beliefs. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chickasaw, Muscogee, Natichez, Alabama, Koasati, and Seminole |
| People | Chahta |
|---|---|
| Language | Chahta anumpa, Hand Talk |
| Country | Chahta Yakni |
The Choctaw (Choctaw: Chahta Choctaw pronunciation: [tʃahtá(ʔ)]) are a Native American people originally based in the Southeastern Woodlands, in what is now Mississippi and Alabama. The Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. Today, Choctaw people are enrolled in four federally recognized tribes: the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Jena Band of Choctaw Indians in Louisiana, and the Yowani Choctaws enrolled under the confederacy of the Caddo Nation.[4]
- ^ "Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Choctaw Nation". www.choctawnation.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians".
- ^ "Jena Band of the Choctaw Tribe". 64 Parishes.
- ^ "Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs". Federal Register. US Department of the Interior. January 29, 2021. pp. 7554–58. Retrieved 20 October 2021.