USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As one of the United States’ original first nations, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only Federally-recognized American Indian tribe living within the State of Mississippi. We have more than 11, 000 members strong. Our Choctaw lands cover over 35, 000 acres in ten different counties in Mississippi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Different indigenous groups settled in the present day Mississippi area. The largest settlers were the Natchez, the Chickasaw, and the Choctaw.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Choctaw Nation has a total of 223, 279 registered members, 84, 670 of whom live in Oklahoma. The Tribal area tracked by the U.S. Census has a population of approximately 231, 000.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Pearl River community is the largest and is the site of the Mississippi Choctaw government headquarters.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Choctaw were fierce warriors, excellent farmers, and skilled traders. Agriculture was important to the Choctaw people. The Choctaw often grew great surpluses of corn and other crops to trade with other American Indian tribes and later, Europeans and Americans.