| Named after | Mobile and Washington Counties,[1] Choctaw |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Mount Vernon, Alabama |
| Type | state-recognized tribe, nonprofit organizations |
| EIN 63-0820577 (MOWA Band of Choctaw Indian Commission),[2] EIN 01-0766792 (MOWA Choctaw Cultural Center[3] | |
| Legal status | civic/social organization, human service organization, ethnic center, charity[2] |
| Purpose | P84: Ethnic, Immigrant Center[2] |
| Headquarters | Mount Vernon, Alabama[2] |
| Location | |
Official language | English |
CEO | Lebaron Byrd |
| Subsidiaries | MOWA Choctaw Cultural Center |
Revenue (2019) | $328,358[2] |
| Expenses (2019) | $348,162[2] |
| Funding | grants, program services[2] |
Staff (2019) | 0 (Commission)[2] 3 (Cultural Center)[4] |
| Website | mowachoctawindians |
Formerly called | Mobile-Washington County Band of Choctaw Indians of South Alabama[1] |
The MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians is a state-recognized tribe, located in southwest Alabama, with a population largely based in southern Washington County and some membership in northern Mobile County.
The term MOWA is a portmanteau of Mobile and Washington Counties.[5] They were formerly named the Mobile-Washington County Band of Choctaw Indians of South Alabama.[1]
The MOWA Band of Choctaw claims to descend from Choctaw people who evaded Indian Removal in the 1830s and remained in Alabama.[6] The Cherokee Nation includes the MOWA Band of Choctaw on its list of fraudulent tribes.[7]
- ^ a b c Sweeney, Thomas W. (December 19, 1997). "BIA Declines Recognition to Alabama Group". Indian Affairs. US Department of the Interior. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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- ^ Mark Edwin Miller, Claiming Tribal Identity, page 210.
- ^ Mark Edwin Miller, Claiming Tribal Identity, page 217.
- ^ Mark Edwin Miller, Claiming Tribal Identity, page 187.