Native American - My Choctaw Heritage

Pow Wows, Culture, History, Regalia, Traditional Dancing

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12 District Map of the Choctaw Nation in Southeastern Oklahoma.

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Michael Roberts (Choctaw/Chickasaw) from Ada, Oklahoma, competes in the Men's Fancy Dance at the National Powwow in Washington, DC

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The Choctaws, the second largest surviving American Indian Nation after the Cherokee, divide their history into "Pre-Removal" and "Post-Removal." This is because the most notable event of their several thousand-year existence was the Indian Removal Act in the United States. Despite all the actions to negate or eliminate their Native culture, the Choctaws have a long and interesting history.