Choctaw people

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The Choctaw people are a Native American nation originally from the Southeastern United States, known for their Muskogean language, complex pre-removal societies, and forced relocation along the Trail of Tears to what became Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Choctaw people canonical 18
Choctaw 15
Choctaw (some warriors) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
Native American people
censusClassification American Indian or Alaska Native
continent North America
country United States of America
culturalPractice stickball
storytelling
traditional dance
currentPrimaryRegion Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
ethnicGroupOf United States
federallyRecognizedTribe Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
linked to: Choctaw Nation

Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
forcedRelocationEvent Trail of Tears
governmentType tribal government
historicalPeriodOfRemoval 1830s
language Choctaw language
languageFamily Muskogean languages
laterReligion Christianity
legalStatus sovereign tribal nations within the United States
notableHistoricalRole allies of the United States in the War of 1812
code talkers in World War I
code talkers in World War II
originalRegion Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Southeastern United States
populationStatus one of the largest Native American groups in the United States
preRemovalSocietyType complex agricultural chiefdoms
relatedEthnicGroup Chickasaw people
linked to: Chickasaw Nation

Muscogee (Creek) people
Seminole people
linked to: Seminole
removalDestination Indian Territory
present-day Oklahoma
traditionalCraft basketry
beadwork
pottery
traditionalHousing log cabins
thatched houses
traditionalReligion indigenous Choctaw spiritual beliefs
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
maize agriculture
treaty Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
treatyDate 1830

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indian Territory ethnicGroup Choctaw people
Trail of Tears appliesToEthnicGroup Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
Choctaw Nation ethnicGroup Choctaw people
Mississippian culture influenced Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
British–Native American wars opponent Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
Southeastern Woodlands includesPeople Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
Battle of the Wabash involvedTribe Choctaw (some warriors)
linked to: Choctaw people
Eastern Woodlands traditionalInhabitants Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
Choctaw Beach, Florida hasNameOrigin Choctaw people
Choctawhatchee River hasNameOrigin Choctaw people
Choctaw language ethnicGroup Choctaw people
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek party Choctaw people
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek negotiatedBy Choctaw leaders
linked to: Choctaw people
Biskinik primaryAudience Choctaw people
Biskinik associatedEthnicGroup Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
Flag of the Choctaw Nation usedBy Choctaw people
Choctaw County, Alabama namedAfter Choctaw people
subject linked to: Choctaw County
Chickasaw Wars participant Choctaw people
Tombigbee River associatedWithIndigenousPeople Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
Maya Lopez MCUTribalAffiliation Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
Benjamin Hawkins tribeInteractedWith Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
Yazoo River hasEtymologyLanguage Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
Apalachee neighboringPeoples Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
Alabama people culturallyRelatedTo Choctaw people
Tunica neighboringGroups Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
Pensacola people culturallyRelatedTo Choctaw people
Houma people relatedGroup Choctaw people
Apalachee people relatedEthnicGroup Choctaw people
Koasati people closelyRelatedTo Choctaw people
Hitchiti people neighboringGroup Choctaw people
Greenwood LeFlore ethnicity Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
Greenwood LeFlore language Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people
Mississippi College athleticsNickname Choctaws
linked to: Choctaw people
Mississippi College hasMascot Choctaw
linked to: Choctaw people