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    Choctaw County, Mississippi

    County in Mississippi, United States
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    Choctaw County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,246. Its northern border is the Big Black River, which flows southwest into the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg. The county seat is Ackerman. The county is named after the Choctaw tribe of Native Americans. They had long occupied this territory as their homeland before European exploration. Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, they were forced by the United States to cede their lands and to move west of the Mississippi River to what became Indian Territory. Wikipedia

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    Choctaw County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,246. [1] Its northern border is the Big Black River, which flows southwest into the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg.The county seat is Ackerman. [2]The county is named after the Choctaw tribe of Native Americans.They had long occupied this territory as their ...
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    The Choctaw nation occupies several non-contiguous blocks of land east of the Mississippi River. Larger than Massachusetts, the land area is located primarily in east-central Mississippi, site of the Choctaw ancestral homeland, and in a large contiguous block of land west of the Mississippi River, where the majority of the Choctaws were moved in the early 1830s.
  5. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

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    The Choctaw have lived for centuries in the Southeastern United States, largely in the area that was to become the modern-day state of Mississippi. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians are the descendants of those who refused to leave their homeland during the Trail of Tears. The Tribe is the only federally recognized Native American tribe ...
  6. That arrangement did not last long with the outcome of the Revolutionary War establishing the United States. The United States and the Choctaw signed a number of treaties through the years that laid the course for the Choctaw's future. The first, in 1786, reaffirmed the boundaries of Tribal land and reaffirmed Choctaw sovereignty.
  7. research.dom.edu

    Nov 8, 2024The Choctaw people ended up in Oklahoma because of a series of forced removals by the United States government from 1831 to 1834. About 11,500 Choctaw were removed to present-day Oklahoma, but an estimated 6,000 individuals remained in Mississippi.
  8. Choctaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It's county seat is Ackerman. As per 2020 census, the population of Choctaw County is 8106 people and population density is square miles. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 419 sq mi (1,085 km2). Choctaw County was established on 1833.
  9. indigenousappalachia.lib.wvu.edu

    The first, in 1786, reaffirmed the boundaries of Tribal land and reaffirmed Choctaw sovereignty. However, from 1801 to 1830, the Choctaw signed a series of treaties with the United States, which eventually led to the loss of all territory east of the Mississippi, some 32 million acres of land, and a move to present-day Oklahoma.
  10. thechoctawvillages.com

    Historic Research from United States sources for 18th Century Choctaw Village Locations. ... usually through Native American treaties. That is the case with the Choctaw Homeland. Before there were counties, there were surveyors. ... was a government organization responsible for transferring records and materials regarding the Indians of North ...
  11. About Choctaw County, Mississippi... Choctaw County was formed in 1833 from land that was ceded to the United States by the Choctaw Nation. Some say that the name of the county comes from the Indian word, "chahta," which means separation, most likely referring to the separation of the Choctaws from the Chickasaws.

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