Choctaw Entertainment and Interesting Facts

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The Choctaw tribe had ceremonies. In the ceremonies they would eat and dance. The most important dance was the Sun Dance. That is because they believed in the sun. Every year they had festivals in Oklahoma. They were in the tribes capital. There, people can learn about the Choctaw culture. Also they played instruments. They made the instruments out of natural things and played them.

Interesting Facts

Andrew Jackson became the president of the United States. He was willing to use force to remove the Choctaw tribe. They were forced to travel to Oklahoma. They were to move in three groups starting in 1831. There was bad weather on the journey. Some died because they weren't prepared for the journey. They died on the infamous Trail Of Tears. There are still two Choctaw tribes today. Choctaw lived in cabins. The cabins were made by driving poles close together in the Earth. Native Americans in the Choctaw tribe wore moccasins on their feet. Today, some rock climbers wear moccasins when they are climbing because they help to grip the rocks better. Moccasins that people wear today came from the Native Americans.

                                                      
                                                                                                                         
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