Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Choctaw Nation
Chahta Okla (Choctaw) Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: Na Yimmi, Chukkachvffa, Micha Aiimvlhpesa (English: Faith, Family, Culture) | |
| Anthem: ("Nahata Fichik Tohwikeli" and "Antʋt bilia" used for some occasions) | |
Location (red) in the U.S. state of Oklahoma | |
| Recognized | January 3, 1786 (Treaty) |
| Established | September 27, 1830 (Treaty) |
| Expansions | 1843–1855 |
| Reductions | 1855–1867 |
| Constitution | January 11, 1860 |
| Annexed by the U.S. | June 16, 1906 |
| Self-determination | 1971 |
| Reservation Reconstituted | July 9, 2020 |
| Capital | Durant (de facto) Tuskahoma (de jure) |
| Subdivisions | 12 Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Republic |
| • Body | Choctaw Nation Council |
| • Chief | Gary Batton (R) |
| • Assistant Chief | Jack C. Austin, Jr. (R) |
| • Speaker | Thomas Williston (D) |
| • Chief Justice | David Burrage (D) |
| • U.S. House Delegate-designee | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 28,140 km2 (10,864 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 226,984 |
| • Density | 8.0669/km2 (20.893/sq mi) |
| 48,000 Choctaw/Nat. Am. 185,126 White and other | |
| Demonym | Choctaw |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Website | choctawnation |
| Total population | |
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| 223,279 total enrollment, 84,670 enrolled in Oklahoma | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (Oklahoma) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Choctaw | |
| Religion | |
| Protestantism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Choctaw bands, Chickasaw, Chakchiuma |
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (Choctaw: Chahta Okla) is a federally recognized Native American tribal nation with an Indian reservation encompassing portions of Southeastern Oklahoma in the United States.
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) is one of three federally recognized tribes of Choctaw people, an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands. The other two are the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Jena Band of Choctaw Indians in Louisiana. The U.S. federal government forcibly removed the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma from their Mississippi homelands in 1831 to 1833 to Indian Territory, later to become Oklahoma. A smaller group of Mississippi Choctaw were coerced to migrating to Oklahoma in 1908.
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is the third-largest tribe in the United States with more than 225,000 tribal citizens. A total of 233,126 people live within these boundaries, with its tribal jurisdictional area comprising 10.5 counties in the state.
At roughly 6,952,960 acres (28,138 km2; 10,864 sq mi), the Choctaw Nation's reservation is the second-largest in area after the Navajo Nation, exceeding that of the seven smallest U.S. states (Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts). The reservation borders with the reservations of the Chickasaw Nation, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Cherokee Nation, as well as the U.S. states of Texas and Arkansas. The original territory has expanded and shrunk several times since the 19th century, reaching its current boundaries in 1867. The seat of government is located in Durant, Oklahoma.