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http://www.fivecivilizedtribes.org/Five-Tribes/Choctaw/Choctaw-History

http://www.encyclopedia.com/history/united-states-and-canada/north-american-indigenous-peoples/choctaw

http://www.bigorrin.org/choctaw_kids.htm

http://www.philtar.ac.uk/encyclopedia/nam/choctaw.html

http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Bu-Dr/Choctaws.html

https://www.choctawnation.com/history-culture/heritage-traditions

http://www.bigorrin.org/choctaw_kids.htm

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Choctaw's government was a constitution and there were some bylaws for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Tribal Indians.They then went to Oklahoma to elect an "advisory council." They elected a tribal chief for a term of four years. Then Oklahoma said that they were no longer allowed to have a leader inside of another area. For example the Indian Tribe. They decided the tribal leader by the tribe and then they chose the council members from the council districts.
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This is the Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation. This is the Tribes

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The economy that the Choctaw had was very plentiful. They have many foods from where they farmed. They also had specific people to go hunting, even though they didn't use some of their meats for some of their recipes. Men also caught fish in rivers. They also had good tools that they used. They used spears, nets, and bows and arrows. They had plenty of goods, except when they had their thanksgiving then they had two days of fast. That means they had some food, but when they ate a lot they had very little to spare.
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This is a picture of an older men working in a field. This is how the Choctaw people got most of their foods.

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Choctaw people mostly interacted with Southeast Native Americans. Chickasaw were their most important neighbors. They all used to be one group but then the two groups split up. Sometime the tribes fought but other times were allies. The region changed with the coming of the Europeans because it was an unhappy encounter. The Choctaw and Europeans started to fight and the Europeans destroyed a town. Choctaw lost badly. Some cultural characteristics are they don't really care about political, economic, military, or religious organizations. Their language is called Muskogean. They celebrate something called the Choctaw Indian Fair. Also, the nation was in villages and their crops consisted of mostly maize, corn and other various crops. It is fairly hot there because it is close to the equator.
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This shows a picture of the Choctaw people farming.

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They used their nature wisely, considering that their religion is believing that they came from the ground. For their types of food they make they use a lot of their farming food. For example they use corn, wheat, and bread. They also use some fruits to go with their food. For example, "Blue Grape Dumplings." Some of their other customs are having ceremonial dresses. Most of the dresses have a certain symbol that represents a star or a sun. This means that they have respect for nature. For some of their games they played were made by them. For example their national tribe game was called, "Stick-ball." They played most of these games for spiritual purposes.
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As you can see below that is a dress that women would make for ceremonial purposes. As you can see there is the symbol for nature.

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The Choctaw's religion is that the Choctaw believes that they emerged from the ground and they weren't the first tribe to emerge from the ground. They believe that they were the fourth tribe. They believed that they emerged from a mound called Nanih Waiya. Some of their rituals was flattening their heads. Many men would walk around with wooden boards attached to their heads so that their heads would become flat. They would also have a Thanks-giving that was both for thanks and for purification.  That would then be followed by a two-day fast, which they would clean and ask for forgiveness from social conflicts. They would then end the ritual with a big fire.
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In this picture you can see the people getting together. You can also see that in the left lower corner you can see a fire that

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The absolute location of Oklahoma where there were moved to is 35° N, 97° W. The relative location of the Choctaw is Indian territory west of the Mississippi River. Before the tribe was forced to move they were living in parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida. After the removal from their location they were moved to Oklahoma by the American government. The states where the tribe started out would be important to them because this is where the tribe originated from. Oklahoma would be important to them because this is where they ended up. Even though the Choctaw people did not have a choice where they moved, it was still a home. Southern Oklahoma would be very important to them today because they purchased a certain amount of it from the United States. It is important because they made their own constitution and could not be told what to do.
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This picture shows the people from a 2000 census claiming they were Choctaw ancestors.

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Most of the Choctaw people today speak English. Many of the elderly's that are still alive today speak their native Choctaw Language. The Choctaw Language is like the Chickasaw, which is a rhythmic type of language. If you were to talk to one another you would be able to understand if you knew the language because of how alike the Choctaw and Chickasaw language.
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This is a picture of the Choctaw language and as you can see there are many letters that look like the English Alphabet in some ways.

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The Choctaw moved along the Trail of Tears from places such as Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida to the Indian territory in 1830. The Indian territory was located in present day Oklahoma. Some descendants currently live in Oklahoma today. The Trail of Tears is what Cherokee and Choctaw people called it but to the Americans it was Indian removal. American government made a law that Indian territories would be moved to Oklahoma and the tribes traveled by foot. Thousands died of exhaustion and disease. Not all listened and tried to escape by hiding or pretending to be white. Today descendants live in the original Choctaw homelands.
http://www.bigorrin.org/choctaw_kids.htm

This is the route from the Choctaw tribe coming from their different locations. The map shows they all ended up in Oklahoma.