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[[Image:Choctaw Indians - Mississippi Band's Flag.png|thumb|right|Choctaw Indians - Mississippi Band's Flag.png]]  

*[http://www.choctawnation.com/ Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma] Official Website

A Muscogean based tribe, the Choctaw is similar to the Creek Confederation. The Choctaw evolved from multiple smaller tribes that shared similar language and culture. The Choctaw were early allies of the French, Spanish and British during the 18th century. In the 1750's the tribe was involved in a Civil War that decimated whole villages. The division was driven by factions affiliated with the Spanish and the other the French. In the 18th century the Choctaw were generally at war with the Creeks or the [[Chickasaw Indians]].<ref>O'Brien, Greg, "Choctaws in a Revolutionary Age", University of Nebraska Press, 2005</ref> The Choctaw like all of the Muscogean tribes was a matriarchal and clan culture.<ref>Swanton, John R. "The Indian Tribes of North America" Smithsonian Institute, Bulletin 514.</ref>  

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

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/choctaw/chostawhist.htm 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 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/mississippi/choctawindianhist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America].  

Oklahoma: Latimer and Pushmataha counties  

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

Choctaw Nation (Oklahoma)  

[[Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi|Mississippi Band]]  

Records From the '''Choctaw Nation''', (1830-1900) Indian Territory, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Historical Society. (census, Cemetery Records, Church Records, Military and other records). {{FHL|544264|item|disp=FHL Film 1666451}} (first of 90 microfilm reels)  

Joe R. Goss. A Complete Roll of all Choctaw Claimants and their Heirs. Reprint. Originally published: St. Louis, MO: Robt. D. Patterson Stationary Co., 1889. {{FHL|550606|item|disp=FHL Book 970.3 C451g}}  

The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br>  

*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]

[[Choctaw_Indian_Agency_(Mississippi)|Choctaw Agency]]&nbsp; Mississippi

[[Cherokee_Indian_Agency_(Oklahoma)|Cherokee Agency ]](West)&nbsp;  

[[Arkansas_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Arkansas Superintendency]]

[[Central_Superintendency_of_Indian_Affairs|Central Superintendency]]

Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians Homestead and Allotment Patents, 1903-1910 {{FHL|686343|item|FHL deps= film 2107720 items 2-3}}  

*'''1830 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com www][http://www.accessgenealogy.com .accessgenealogy.com]also included in American State papers, Vol 7. This is in most libraries or is located online at [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsp.html http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsp.html]'''  

*Dawes files can be viewed online at [http://www.fold3.com/institution-index.php www.Fold3.com] or on [http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/ www. archive.gov]. While archive.org is free, they do not have a search function, it is browse only. There are two parts to each Dawes case. The enrollment card (Dawes Card) and the packet. In many cases the packet will be empty. In cases of some of the rejected files, there are numerous pages, but referenced information may be absent. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/ Accessgenealogy] has a transcription of the Dawes cards available to search and a list of final enrollee's listed on the Dawes Records.

Who Was Who Among the Southern Indians: a Genealogical notebook, 1698-1907 by Don Martini {{FHL|7317848|item|desp=FHL boon 970.1 M366w}}  

Alokoli: the Choctaw Country bicentennial book by Choctaw County Bicentennial Commission {{FHL|33190|item|desp=FHL book 976.1395 H2a or fiche 6048193}}  

The Choctaws in Oklahoma: From Tribe to Nation, 1856-1970. by Clara Sue Kidwell. {{FHL|1396223|desp=FHL book 970.3 C451kc}}  

*Duke Indian Oral History Collection and Index., Duke University Library {{FHL|654561|item|desp=FHL film and fiche 1486555}}  

*FamilySearch has the story of [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/272418?availability=Family%20History%20Library Chieftain Greenwood Leflore and the Choctaw Indians of the Mississippi Valley&nbsp;: last chief of Choctaws east of Mississippi river] published in 1936.

Choctaw certificates of ownership in Boone County, Arkansas. {{FHL|Film: 1031068}} item 33  

Allotments from the Dawes are found in the county the land was located in in Oklahoma.  

Genealogical Records on the Confederate Indian Troops by Sherman Lee Pompey {{FHL|58574|item|desps=FHL book 970.1 P772g fiche 6049323}}  

Union Indian Brigade in the Civil War. by Willey Britton. {{FHL|765210|item|desp=FHL book 970.1 B778u}}  

''Choctaw Community News'', 1969-1973. {{FHL|Film: 965784}} item 5 and {{FHL|Film: 979257}} item 9  

Bishnik, available on the website for the [http://www.choctawnation.com/ Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma].  

The Indian Removal Act was signed May 26, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson. The Act initiated a policy of removal of American Indians tribes living east of the Mississippi River to land west of the river.  

*The Removal of the Choctaw Indians by Arthur H. DeRosier, Jr {{FHL|380344|item|disp=FHL Book 970.3 C451da}}

The Choctaw Academy: official correspondence 1825-1841 by Joe R. Goss {{FHL|550620|item|desp=FHL book 970.3 C451gj}}  

Superintendent of Indian Trade. Records of the Choctaw Trading house 1803-1824. {{FHL|Films: 1025085-1025090 }}  

Records of the Choctaw Trading Post: St. Stephens, Mississippi Territory by Ben and Jean Strickland. {{FHL|613453|item|desp=FHL book 976.1243 U3s vol. 1 and 2}}  

*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/cho0011.htm 1783] January 3, at Hopewell  

*August 28, 1866, at Washington

''Oklahoma Marriage Records, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory''., by Ellen Tiffee and Gloryann Hankins Young. 9 volumes. (Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 1890. for Counties of McCurtain, Latimer, Hughes (part), LeFlore, Bryan (part), Pittsburg, Choctaw, Atoka, Haskell, Pushmataha, and Coal (part).{{FHL|187038|item|disp=FHL Book 976.6 V2t vol. 1-10 Film 1321223 itmes 11-16}}<br>  

In 1936, the Oklahoma Historical Society and University of Oklahoma requested a writer's project grant from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in which interviews would be conducted with early settlers in Oklahoma who had lived on Indian land. More than 100 writers conducted over 11,000 interviews and were asked to "call upon early settlers and (record) the story of the migration to Oklahoma and their early life here."<ref>.” Blackburn, Bob L. "Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society." n.d. Oklahoma Historical Society. 5 Oct. 1998.</ref> The [http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/ University of Oklahoma Western History Collection] has digitized the Indian Pioneer Papers which consists of approximately 80,000 indexed entries arranged alphabetically by personal name, place name, or subject. <ref>The University of Oklahoma Western History Collections http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/</ref> An index to the Indian Pioneer Papers may also be found at [http://www.okgenweb.org/pioneer/ OkGenWeb Oklahoma Genealogy.] A separate index of Indians interviewed, including the Choctaw, may be viewed at: [http://goodoowah.50megs.com/indpio/ “Indians in the Indian Pioneer Papers”] Some of the surnames from the Choctaw tribe found in the collection are: Anderson, Baker, Beam (Stevens), Bond, Homer/Homma (Latimer), Jones (Choate), Kemp, Labor (Airington), Moore, Miashintubbee.Family History Library microfiche number: {{FHL|505140|item|desp=FHL fiche 6,016,865}} (first fiche)  

The FamilySearch Catalog has over 260 records of interest to the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Choctaw&prekeyword=Choctaw Choctaw Indians]  

{{Wikipedia|Choctaw}}  

*Indian Research [http://researchindians.blogspot.com http://researchindians.blogspot.com]

*Lennon, Rachal Mills. ''Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes; Southeastern Indians Prior to Removal''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002. {{FHL|1038175|item|disp=FHL Book 970.1 L548t}}.

For background information to help find American Indian ancestors see [[American Indian For Further Reading|'''For Further Reading''']].  

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