Topic summary
Choctaw Nation
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Terminology
In English, the official name for the reservation was "Choctaw Nation", as outlined in Article III of the 1866 Reconstruction Treaty following the Civil War. During its time of sovereignty within the United States Indian Territory, it also utilized the title "Choctaw Republic". Since 1971, it is officially referred to as the "Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma". The Choctaw Nation maintains a government-to-government relationship with both the United States federal government and State of Oklahoma.