although theres an effort amongst the tribe to educate people that choctaw is actually the palefaceized way of pronouncing our tribes name, and the correct term is chahta. i noticed this a year or two ago when i was reading the newspaper that the tribe sends out, the bishnik (which is choctaw for little speaking bird, i think). that edition was titled the biskinik (which is chahta for little speaking bird, i think), with an explanation inside about anglicized pronunciation vs the original way of saying it.