Choctaw Tribe History

The Choctaw are Native American people of the Muskogean language group, which also includes other southeastern Native nations.
Their land was mainly in todays Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of Georgia and Florida. They trace their roots to a mound building, agricultural based society that flourished in the Mississippi river valley.
Back in the day they were farmers, hunters, geatherers and fisherman.
Choctaws are closely associated with the Chickasaws, their neighbours to the north, another Muskogean speaking nation. They will later be part of the five civilized tribes, as the settlers would call them.
Their traditional governance was organized around moities and district.
The Choctaw are a matrilineal society. They also placed great value on the sport of stickball.
With Europeans arriving, they allied themselves with the French and fought the British and other Native nations that were allied with the British, like the Chickasaw, their traditional enemies. They also played a role in the 7 year war, American revolution, the war of 1812 and the civil war.
During the 19th century, the Choctaw people faced forced removal from their ancestral lands in the Trail of Tears, a devastating chapter in Native American history.
Despite this adversity, the Choctaw Nation persevered and adapted.
They were vital in World War 1 as code talkers and World War 2 both as code talkers and in other parts of the American military.
They are one of the biggest Native American nations today, counting around 200 000 members with strong presence in Oklahoma and Mississippi.

00:00 Intro
00:19 Early History
01:50 Society
05:55 European Contact
06:48 Alliance With The French
08:25 Trade With Britain
08:45 American Revolution
09:18 War of 1812
10:50 Trail Of Tears
11:50 Civil war
12:23 World Wars
12:43 Choctaw Population Through History

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Jeffrey D. Carlisle

[randy]

Looking into my family history (mothers side), I've recently discovered that I'm a descendant of the Choktaw. My great grandmother was Choktaw. Learning anything about my decentent/ancestors history brings me a sense of peace and happiness.

[taresamyers]

I'm Choctaw, thank you for sharing this ❤

[han]

My mom and up through her mom and the maternal side of my family is chahta(choctaw). My great grandma went to wheelock residential school in oklahoma. She never talked about what she went through, but she never passed down choctaw traditions because of what she went through.

[javiersilcock]

Thank you for telling our history. Thank you for telling our peoples history. I am proud to be an African-American native, American, Choctaw and Mexican.

[hazelhedgewitch]

Today is the anniversary of when the Chocktaw helped the Irish through the 'famine' 🥰🤘🏻 am here to learn, in gratitude for our ancestors connection~ Irish descendent

[babydraco]

Thank you friend from a Choctaw in OK!

[sarah-ashlynbarber]

Thank you for making this! I am trying to learn more about the Choctaw that resided here.

[ZeroPointZap]

Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee and Creek... Alabama tribes I learned in school... has a nice rhyme to it...

[aconsideredopinion]

Glossing over the incredible cruelty of American treatment towards indigenous people undermines this presentation.

[gangstertwist]

My great Grandfather and great grandmother were james albert prudholm & Fannie Patton he was a Choctaw and she was from the Mojave tribe i just found out bout 8 yrs ago

[elidesportelli]

0:02 I love the native americans. And obviously I love theirHistory, their lifestyle and their

[mythebe]

My mother was white and I didn't know my father very well, but he said he was half Spaniard Mexican (he was an illegal immigrant for a while, very cool), and half Colorado Appache. Everyone I've spoken with about it says they've never heard of any Apache communities in Colorado. Anyhooch, I hope you make a video about Colorado Apache sometime if that's even a real thing.

[rdf]

Now do a video on the creek and Seminole wars .

[lavidadeunfranciscodiario]

I’m Real native por many thousands of years Great Ancestors Warrior

[joegrande]

Be cool if you guys could do a video about the Mi'kmaq people. Can get elders to ask good questions to get answers. You could make an amazing video with some Mi'kmaq art work, history and culture as well. 😊❤

[MayaLynnebabyy]

Choctaw from both sides! Very interesting video!

[RobertMeyers-tr]

Louis Durant introduced the first cows to the Mississippi valley Choctaws in 1775. The tribe was matriarchal and the ladies subsequently took possession of the herd. I think it is hilarious myself, I can just imagine my 5x great grandfather’s expression when he found that the cows he purchased were no longer in his possession. Lol😂 Adoptions were indeed a fact, Captain Louis Durant and his brothers were adopted into the tribe. Louis Durant and his brothers were French Canadians. Louis’ family tree history is intertwined in Choctaw history from 1776 to present. Louis founded Durant, Mississippi, three generations later Dixon, Durant founded Durant, Oklahoma (where The Choctaw Nation’s headquarters is).

[ericgibson]

Great job, thank you very much for doing it. How did the American Reservation system come to be? What were the tribes knowledge and dealings with Central America, what did they know about the building of the pyramids and stone city's? What did they know about Giants? Did they ever make it to Celilo Falls and the American West Coast? What periods did they perish from pandemics? A Creation Story would be cool. Tracking the language and genetics would be nice to know too. Mingo's, where does this originate?

[desmondgreen]

WoW I'm on THIS the Oregon trial ....trail of tears r the same story so it making alot of sense to be in California RIGHT TODAY and not in the mid west....southern r east Coast

[elmerpeters]

I. Am. Choctaw Indian love my ancestors