MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians

MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians
Named afterMobile and Washington Counties,[1] Choctaw
Founded atMount Vernon, Alabama
Typestate-recognized tribe, nonprofit organizations
EIN 63-0820577 (MOWA Band of Choctaw Indian Commission),[2]
EIN 01-0766792 (MOWA Choctaw Cultural Center[3]
Legal statuscivic/social organization, human service organization, ethnic center, charity[2]
PurposeP84: Ethnic, Immigrant Center[2]
HeadquartersMount Vernon, Alabama[2]
Location
Official language
English
CEO
Lebaron Byrd
SubsidiariesMOWA Choctaw Cultural Center
Revenue (2019)
$328,358[2]
Expenses (2019)$348,162[2]
Fundinggrants, program services[2]
Staff (2019)
0 (Commission)[2]
3 (Cultural Center)[4]
Websitemowachoctawindians.com
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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Cite error: The named reference cause was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference causeMCCC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Mowa Choctaw Cultural Center". Manta. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ^ Mark Edwin Miller, Claiming Tribal Identity, page 210.
  6. ^ Mark Edwin Miller, Claiming Tribal Identity, page 217.
  7. ^ Mark Edwin Miller, Claiming Tribal Identity, page 187.