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The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (Choctaw: Chahta Okla) is a Native American reservation [5] occupying portions of southeastern Oklahoma in the United States. [6] At roughly 6,952,960 acres (28,138 km 2; 10,864 sq mi), it is the second-largest reservation in area after the Navajo, exceeding that of eight U.S. states.
At least five of these areas, those of the so-called five civilized tribes of Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole (the 'Five Tribes' of Oklahoma), which cover 43% of the area of the state (including Tulsa), are recognized as reservations by federal treaty, and thus not subject to state law or jurisdiction for tribal members. [3] [4]
Apuckshunubbee (c. 1740 –1824) was chief of the Okla Falaya (Tall People) district in old Choctaw nation. He died in Kentucky on his way to Washington D.C. to conduct negotiations. Pushmataha (Apushmataha) (1760s–December 24, 1824) was a chief in old Choctaw nation. He negotiated treaties with the United States and fought on the American's ...
Unusually for the Choctaw Nation's county governments, an extant building from its time as county seat has survived: the Skullyville County Jail. The name "Skullyville" is derived from iskulli or iskuli, the Choctaw word for money. This was the place where tribal members could collect their annuity payments at the Choctaw Agency.
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Tribal jurisdictional areas replaced the tribal governments, [1] with the exception of the Osage Nation. As confirmed by the Osage Nation Reaffirmation Act of 2004, the Osage Nation retains mineral rights to their reservation, [2] the so-called "Underground Reservation". The United States Census has collected data on the reservations since 1990.
Jul. 7—Choctaw Nation tribal members in District 11 can learn more about candidates for the District 11 council seat before heading out to the polls Friday and Saturday with this recap of ...
Apr. 8—More than 30 individuals from Pittsburg County were charged this week in Choctaw Nation District Court. Following an April 1 decision by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals applied the ...