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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 the seven smallest U.S. states.
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 descendants are also members of state-recognized tribes. [5] [6] [7] [8]
6.10 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. ... To that end, Congress set about ... Today the Oklahoma-based Miami tribe has about 5,600 enrolled members. [13]
The car tag agreement between the state of Oklahoma and the Choctaw Nation will last at least 10 more years. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and Choctaw Chief Gary Batton agreed to renew the compact ...
Aug. 14—The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma details the Success through Academic Recognition incentive program for Choctaw students nationwide who are enrolled in grades 2nd through 12th. 1 What is ...
Around 15,000 Choctaws left the old Choctaw Nation for the Indian Territory, much of the state of Oklahoma today. [1] The name Oklahoma was created in 1886 by Principal Chief Allen Wright (Choctaw, 1826–1885). [15] The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma states that in the Choctaw language Okla means "people" and humma means "red." [16] [15]
Aug. 25—Choctaw Nation Prosecutor Kara Bacon said an advocacy center operated by the southeast Oklahoma tribal nation is an answer to a challenge given by a Lakota Chief more than a hundred ...
Exchanged Arkansas land for Oklahoma parcel: 2,000,000 acres (8,100 km 2) Dancing Rabbit Creek: 1830: United States: Choctaw Nation (Mississippi) Removal and granting U.S. citizenship: 10,523,130 acres (42,585.6 km 2) Comanche: 1835: United States: Muscogee Nation (Indian Territory) Peace and friendship among various tribes: n/a Bowles Village ...