Choctaw Nation



Various Spellings: Choctaw, Chactaw, Chaktaw

The Choctaw Tribe is primarily associated with the states of Louisiana, Alabama, and Oklahoma. See below for at least a partial lists of groups of Choctaw Indians and the reservations associated with each.

The Choctaw Tribe is one of the Five Civilized Tribes

History
Early allies with the French

Inter tribal conflict iwith the Creeks and Chickasaw.

Brief Timeline
1540: De Soto first recorded non Indian to encounter the tribe

1763: with the French surrendered to the British many moved west of Mississippi

1830: ceded lands to the United States

1832: ceded most of their land

1831-1833: First of Five Civilized tribes forced from their homeland. Removed to Indian Territory

World War I and II: the U.S. government used members of the Choctaw Nation for secure communications. They became the first code-talkers

Reservations
Oklahoma: Latimer and Pushmataha counties

Mississippi: Neshoba, Newton, Leake, Scott, Jones, Attala, Kemper, Winston counties

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Choctaw tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Tribal Headquarters
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma P.0. Box 1210 Durant, OK 74702-1210 Phone: 1.800.522.6170

Groups or Parts of the Choctaw Tribe and Their Reservations
Choctaw Nation (Oklahoma)

Jena Band (Louisiana)

Mississippi Band

Census Records

 * 1830 Armstrong Roll www.accessgenealogy.com
 * 1855 Cooper Roll of Easter Choctaw www.accessgenealogy.com Families living East of the Mississippi River in the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama.  (roll contains: names of heads of families, place of residence, and numbers of men, women, and children in families)

Correspondence

Enrollment Records


 * Dawes Commission Enrollment Records

Removal Records


 * 1847 Muster Roll of Big Black River Band (arrived at Fort Coffee) www.accessgenealogy.com
 * 1847 Ha Cubbees Band Muster Roll (arrived at Fort Coffee) www.accessgenealogy.com

Treaties


 * 1783 January 3, at Hopewell
 * 1796 June 29, with Creek
 * December 17, 1801, at Fort Adams
 * 1802 October 17, at Fort Confederation
 * 1803
 * 1805 November 16, at Mount Dexter
 * October 27, 1805, -Chickasaw
 * August 9, 1814,
 * 1816 October 24,
 * 1820 October 18 near Doaks Stand
 * 1825 January 20, at Washington
 * February 12,1825,- Creek
 * May 6, 1828, - Cherokee
 * 1830 September 27, at Dancing Rabbit Creek
 * February 14, 1833,


 * 1835 August 24, at Camp Holmes - with Comanche
 * 1835 January 17, at Doaksville
 * 1837- Chickasaw
 * 1854 November 4, at Doaksville - with Chicksaw
 * 1855 June 22, at Washington, with Chickasaw
 * September 13, 1855, at Fort Smith-unratified
 * 1865 Cherokee and other Tribes in Indian Territory - Comanche and Kowa
 * 1865
 * July 4, 1866, - Delaware
 * 1866
 * August 28, 1866, at Washington

Vital Records

Important Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-laws of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
 * Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Official Website
 * Choctaw Nation Wikipedia