Other Sources

MDAH Territorial Papers Contains many references to the Chatah (Choctaw) Nation, relationships, trade, movements, etc. from the nineteenth century. Also available from Hathi Trust.

ADAH Henry S. Halbert Papers, 1821-1918 Finding Aid. Raised in Lowndes County, Mississippi, Halbert worked among the Chahta (Choctaw) of Mississippi between 1884 and 1899. In 1904 he began working with the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH), publishing numerous papers based on his time and knowledge of the Chahta (Choctaw). Halbert is considered to be an exception to the often biased ethnographers and an exceptional source of information on the Chahta.

Archaeological Tropes that Perpetuate Colonialism Article published by Sapiens.

Choctaw Nation Claims Against the United States Papers Relating to the Claims of the Choctaw Nation Against the United States, Arising Under the Treaty of 1830 (1855)

Choctaw Nation Net Proceeds Brief of the Choctaws in regard to the net proceed of the sales of their lands (1869)

64 Parishes Jena Band of Choctaw Indians

Encyclopedia of Alabama Choctaws in Alabama

Encyclopedia of Mississippi has several entries regarding the Choctaw, including

• Mississippi  Band of Choctaw Indians (more broad history is included)
• Choctaw Folktales
• Choctaw Language
• Choctaw Music
• Choctaw Stickball
• Choctaw Sweat Lodges

Native American History in Alabama Brochure style write up of various sites across Alabama that are affiliated with Native Americans. Includes Choctaw Corner,  Fort Claiborne, Fort Madison, Gainestown, Holy Ground Battlefield, and the MOWA Indian Tribal Headquarters as sites related to the Chahta (Choctaw) Nation's history and archaeology.

Guide to the Jacqueline Anderson Matte / MOWA Choctaw Indian Papers This finding aid and brief context for the research conducted by Matte for application of federal recognition of the MOWA Choctaw.

MOWA Federal Recognition Article written by Matte and published in 2006 that covers the histories she collected from the MOWA.

Choctaw Land Claims Ken Carleton, former MBCI THPO, collected and digitized all of the land claims put forth during the v. US 1886 court case.