Choctaw Nation
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| Total population | |
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| 223,279 total enrollment, 84,670 enrolled in Oklahoma |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( Oklahoma) |
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| Languages | |
| English, Choctaw | |
| Religion | |
| Protestantism, traditional tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Choctaw tribes, Chickasaw |
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Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Chahta |
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| Established | September 27, 1830 (Treaty) | ||
| Capital | Durant | ||
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| Government | |||
| • Body | Choctaw Nation Council | ||
| • Chief | Gary Batton | ||
| • Assistant Chief | Jack Austin, Jr. | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 28,140 km2 (10,864 sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CST | ||
| Website | choctawnation |
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The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (commonly referred to as the Choctaw Nation) is a federally recognized Native American tribe with a tribal jurisdictional area comprising twelve tribal districts. The Choctaw Nation maintains a special relationship with both the United States and Oklahoma governments. As of 2011, the tribe has 223,279 enrolled members, of which 84,670 live within the state of Oklahoma. The tribal jurisdictional area is 10,864 square miles (28,140 km2). A total of 233,126 people live within these boundaries, the majority of whom are not Choctaw. The tribe has jurisdiction over its own members.
The chief of the Choctaw Nation is Gary Batton, who took office on April 29, 2014 after the resignation of Gregory E. Pyle. The Choctaw Nation Headquarters is located in Durant. The Choctaw Capitol Building is in Tuskahoma; it is now used as the Choctaw Museum and home to the Judicial Department Court System.
The Choctaw Nation is one of three federally recognized Choctaw tribes; the others are the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians and Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The latter two bands are descendants of Choctaw who resisted the forced relocation to Indian Territory. The Mississippi Choctaw preserved much of their culture in small communities and reorganized as a tribal government under new laws after the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.
Those Choctaw who removed to the Indian Territory, a process that went on into the early 20th century, are federally recognized as the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The removals became known as the "Trail of Tears."
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