Choctaw tribal jurisdiction area

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The Choctaw tribal jurisdiction area is the region in southern Oklahoma recognized as the governmental and cultural territory of the Choctaw Nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
cultural region
territorial jurisdiction
tribal jurisdiction area
appliesTo Choctaw Nation cultural activities
Choctaw Nation governmental authority
linked to: Choctaw Nation
associatedWithTreaty Treaties between the Choctaw Nation and the United States
country United States
ethnicGroup Choctaw people
governedBy Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
linked to: Choctaw Nation
hasCapital Durant, Oklahoma
hasCourtSystem Choctaw Nation tribal courts
hasCulturalHeritage Southeastern Woodlands traditions
hasCulturalInstitution Choctaw Nation cultural centers
Choctaw Nation museums
hasCulturalLanguage Choctaw language
hasDemographics predominantly Native American and non-Native residents
hasEconomicActivity tribal enterprises of the Choctaw Nation
hasEducationInstitution Choctaw Nation schools and educational programs
hasFunction cultural homeland for Choctaw Nation
governing territory for Choctaw Nation
hasGovernmentType tribal government jurisdiction
hasHealthService Choctaw Nation health facilities
hasJurisdictionOver Choctaw Nation tribal members within the area
hasJurisdictionType civil jurisdiction
criminal jurisdiction
hasLandStatus mixture of tribal trust land and non-trust land within boundaries
hasLawEnforcement Choctaw Nation law enforcement agencies
hasLegalFramework Choctaw Nation Constitution
Choctaw Nation tribal code
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasOfficialName Choctaw Nation tribal jurisdictional area
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity
hasPrimaryUse exercise of tribal sovereignty
historicallyLinkedTo Choctaw removal from the southeastern United States
isGovernedFrom Choctaw Nation headquarters in Durant, Oklahoma
isSuccessorTo historic Choctaw lands in Indian Territory
legalStatus tribal jurisdiction recognized under U.S. law
locatedIn Oklahoma
southern Oklahoma
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
namedAfter Choctaw Nation
overlapsWith counties in southeastern Oklahoma
partOf Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
linked to: Choctaw Nation

Indian Country (United States legal concept)
linked to: Indian Country
recognizedBy State of Oklahoma
United States federal government

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Oklahoma hasIndigenousNation Choctaw tribal jurisdiction area
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma partOf Choctaw Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)
linked to: Choctaw tribal jurisdiction area
Cherokee Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area) borderedBy Choctaw Nation reservation (modern jurisdictional area)
linked to: Choctaw tribal jurisdiction area
McAlester, Oklahoma locatedIn Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma jurisdictional area
linked to: Choctaw tribal jurisdiction area
Choctaw tribal jurisdiction area hasOfficialName Choctaw Nation tribal jurisdictional area
linked to: Choctaw tribal jurisdiction area