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The Choctaw World

Map of the Choctaw World. Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Choctaw-Nationalism/300172496847854?fref=photo

East-oriented map from a Chahta (Choctaw) perspective. Today the Chahta Anumpa (Choctaw language) is spoken by about 10,000 people.

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April 12, 2015 at 4:12 am

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