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Definition: Choctaw from Philip's Encyclopedia

One of the largest tribes of Muskogean-speaking Native Americans, located in SE Mississippi and part of Alabama. An agricultural people, they were generally at peace with European settlers, and remained neutral during the Revolution. As large slave-owners, they supported the South during the Civil War. Some 40,000 still reside in Oklahoma.


Choctaw

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Member of an American Indian people who inhabited the Mississippi region, possibly as descendants of the prehistoric Moundbuilders . They are closely related to the Chickasaw and the Creek . Their language belongs to the Muskogean group. The Choctaw were known as one of the Five Civilized Tribes . They lived in farming settlements, growing maize (corn) and other crops, and trading surplus. After ceding some 2.4 million ha/6 million acres in Mississippi to the USA, many moved to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in 1833. The Choctaw still live in Mississippi and Oklahoma, and continue to speak their native language. Their population numbers about 87,300 (2000). The Choctaw lived along the rivers of Mississippi in settlements of thatched-roofed houses plastered with mud; 115 villages were recorded in the 18th century. They grew maize, beans, squash (pumpkin), sunflowers, and melon; gathered plant foods; and hunted and fished. Surplus food supply was sold or traded. In the summer they…
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From Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures Full text Article The Americas
A Native North American nation from Mississippi. Sedentary farmers, hunters and gatherers, they spoke an Algonquian language. One of the FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES , they were early allies of the FRENCH , and helped them destroy the NATCHEZ in 1701. Later the Choctaw supported the USA in its early wars, …
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From Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
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Choctaws are Native Americans who traditionally lived in what today is part of the southeastern United States. Before 1820 Choctaw territory encompassed more than 23 million acres, primarily in present-day Mississippi, and extended into sections of present-day Alabama and Louisiana. A Choctaw legend…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(chŏk'tô), Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). They formerly occupied central and S Mississippi with some outlying groups in Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana. Choctaw culture was similar to that…
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From Handy Answer: Native American Almanac: More Than 50,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous Peoples Full text Article SOUTHEAST
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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is proud of its contribution to the economy of the state of Mississippi. In working closely with local, state, and federal governments, we have obtained great success from the many initiatives we have undertaken. Through self-determination, we continue to…
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Current Locations: Mississippi, Oklahoma Language Family: Muscogean The Choctaw are descended from the great Hopewell and Mississippian mound-building cultures. In the 17th century, the Choctaw coalesced from many different Muscogean groups. They covered a territory that included much of present-day…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Member of an American Indian people who inhabited the Mississippi region, possibly as descendants of the prehistoric Moundbuilders . They are closely related to the Chickasaw and the Creek . Their language belongs to the Muskogean group. The Choctaw were known as one of the Five Civilized Tribes . …
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Full text Article Oklahoma Choctaw

From Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures
ALTERNATIVE NAMES The official name for the tribe is the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Other terms that are locally used include “Choctaws,” and sometimes “Chocs.” The linguistically correct name is “Chattah.” This is occasionally used by native speakers in oral discourse and for some official…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
North American Indian people living mainly in Oklahoma, U.S. They speak a Muskogean language that is closely related to that of the Chickasaw . Before colonization, the Choctaw lived in what is now southeastern Mississippi. They were among the most skillful of the southeastern farmers, usually…
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Full text Article Aba (Choctaw People, North America)

From Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities
Also known as: “ Great Spirit.” Aba is the name of the Great Spirit of the Choctaws. Originally known as mound builders, the Choctaw's important structures were made of wood and erected on huge earthen mounds, sometimes sculpted in the form of exalted animals. In legend, they believed they came from…
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Full text Article Choctaw Donation

From Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable
The sum of $710 sent by the Choctaw Nation to alleviate the suffering of the people of Co. Mayo at the height of the GREAT FAMINE . They had got to hear of the deaths of 600 Irish people as they crossed the mountains in an attempt to reach the workhouse in Westport, Co. Mayo. The…
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