Choctaw people

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Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands Native American people

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).

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All labels observed (5)

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

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 of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
federallyRecognizedTribe Choctaw Nation ⓘ
surface form: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

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 ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern United States
populationStatus one of the largest Native American groups in the United States ⓘ
preRemovalSocietyType complex agricultural chiefdoms ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Chickasaw Nation ⓘ
surface form: Chickasaw people

Creek (Muscogee) Nation ⓘ
surface form: Muscogee (Creek) people

Seminole ⓘ
surface form: Seminole people
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 ⓘ

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 people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
Choctaw Nation → ethnicGroup → Choctaw people ⓘ
Mississippian culture → influenced → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
British–Native American wars → opponent → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
Southeastern Woodlands → includesPeople → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
Muskogean languages → traditionalSpeakers → Choctaw people ⓘ
Battle of the Wabash → involvedTribe → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw (some warriors)
Eastern Woodlands → traditionalInhabitants → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
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 people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw leaders
Biskinik → primaryAudience → Choctaw people ⓘ
Biskinik → associatedEthnicGroup → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
Flag of the Choctaw Nation → usedBy → Choctaw people ⓘ
Choctaw County → namedAfter → Choctaw people ⓘ
subject surface form: Choctaw County, Alabama
Chickasaw Wars → participant → Choctaw people ⓘ
Tombigbee River → associatedWithIndigenousPeople → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
Maya Lopez → MCUTribalAffiliation → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
Benjamin Hawkins → tribeInteractedWith → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
Yazoo River → hasEtymologyLanguage → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
Apalachee → neighboringPeoples → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
Alabama people → culturallyRelatedTo → Choctaw people ⓘ
Tunica → neighboringGroups → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
Pensacola people → culturallyRelatedTo → Choctaw people ⓘ
Houma people → relatedGroup → Choctaw people ⓘ
Apalachee people → relatedEthnicGroup → Choctaw people ⓘ
Five Civilized Tribes Museum → hasEthnicGroupFocus → Choctaw people ⓘ
Koasati people → closelyRelatedTo → Choctaw people ⓘ
Hitchiti people → neighboringGroup → Choctaw people ⓘ
Greenwood LeFlore → ethnicity → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
Greenwood LeFlore → language → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw
Mississippi College → athleticsNickname → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaws
Mississippi College → hasMascot → Choctaw people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choctaw