Chahta | |
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![]() Louisiana Indians Walking Along a Bayou Alfred Boisseau – 1847 | |
Total population | |
Approximately 214,884 total
212,000 (Nation of Oklahoma 2023)[1] 284 (Jena Band 2011)[2] 11,000 (Mississippi Band 2020)[3] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States (Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana) | |
Languages | |
American English, Choctaw | |
Religion | |
Protestant, Roman Catholic, traditional beliefs | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Chickasaw, Muscogee, Natichez, Alabama, Koasati, and Seminole |
People | Chahta |
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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 Alabama and Mississippi. Their Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. Today, Choctaw people are enrolled in three federally recognized tribes: the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and Jena Band of Choctaw Indians in Louisiana.[4]