Choctaw
noun
Choc·taw
ˈchäk-(ˌ)tȯ 
1
plural Choctaw or Choctaws
: a member of a nation of Indigenous peoples originally of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana
2
: the language of the Choctaw people
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In 2024, a Native American, Jeffrey Gibson (b. 1972; member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee descent), became the first solo Indigenous artist to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale, the most prestigious exhibition of contemporary art in the world.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The segments are El Cajon Boulevard between 63rd Street and Choctaw Drive and Market Street between 26th and 27th streets.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Snow moved into central and eastern Oklahoma by Thursday afternoon, shutting down college campuses early and government buildings, including all tribal-run offices in the Choctaw Nation in the eastern part of the state.
—Judson Jones, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
It was selected as an educational partner for the 2024 Venice Biennale’s U.S. pavilion featuring the first-ever solo Indigenous artist to display at the prestigious event, Mississippi Choctaw/Cherokee painter Jeffrey Gibson.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The segments are El Cajon Boulevard between 63rd Street and Choctaw Drive and Market Street between 26th and 27th streets.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Snow moved into central and eastern Oklahoma by Thursday afternoon, shutting down college campuses early and government buildings, including all tribal-run offices in the Choctaw Nation in the eastern part of the state.
—Judson Jones, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
It was selected as an educational partner for the 2024 Venice Biennale’s U.S. pavilion featuring the first-ever solo Indigenous artist to display at the prestigious event, Mississippi Choctaw/Cherokee painter Jeffrey Gibson.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Choctaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Choctaw. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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Choctaw
noun
Choc·taw
ˈchäk-ˌtȯ
plural Choctaw or Choctaws
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of Mississippi and Alabama
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: their language
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