Choctaw
Chahta | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| Approximately 214,884 total 212,000 (Nation of Oklahoma 2023) 11,000 (Mississippi Band 2020) 284 (Jena Band 2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama) | |
| Languages | |
| American English, Choctaw | |
| Religion | |
| Protestant, Roman Catholic, formerly Indigenous religion, including Southeastern Ceremonial Complex | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chickasaw, Muscogee, Natchez, Alabama, Koasati, and Seminole |
| People | Chahta |
|---|---|
| Language | Chahta anumpa, Hand Talk |
| Country | Chahta Okla |
The Choctaw (Choctaw: Chahta Choctaw pronunciation: [tʃahtá(ʔ)]) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States, originally based in what is now Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The 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, Jena Band of Choctaw Indians in Louisiana. Choctaw descendants are also members of other tribes.