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[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mississippi-Band-of-Choctaw-Indians/262812027080620 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians] The early Mississippi Choctaw were in constant contact with non-Indian culture from the early 1600's. When the Removal Act was passed by Congress in 1830, the Choctaw were offered a choice under the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, provided that any Choctaw who wished to remain in Mississippi to become a United States citizen might do so and would receive land from the State. There were about 20,000 Choctaw Indians in Mississippi and more than one-third chose to stay. | [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mississippi-Band-of-Choctaw-Indians/262812027080620 Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians] The early Mississippi Choctaw were in constant contact with non-Indian culture from the early 1600's. When the Removal Act was passed by Congress in 1830, the Choctaw were offered a choice under the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, provided that any Choctaw who wished to remain in Mississippi to become a United States citizen might do so and would receive land from the State. There were about 20,000 Choctaw Indians in Mississippi and more than one-third chose to stay. | ||
[ | [https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/mount-tabor-indian-community Mount Tabor Indian Community] The Treaty of Birds Fort, September 29,1843, and the purchase of land by Benjamin Franklin Thomson in 1844 helped to establish what is known today at Mount Tabor Indian Community. President James K. Polk allowed members of the Old Settler and Ridge Party Cherokee to leave Indian Territory for Texas. | ||
[http://www.mowa-choctaw.com/ MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians] | [http://www.mowa-choctaw.com/ MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians] | ||