Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Mississippi that maintains its own government, cultural traditions, and reservation lands as descendants of the historic Choctaw people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribe ⓘ
sovereign tribal nation ⓘ
celebrates Choctaw Indian Fair ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
engagesIn agricultural activities ⓘ
gaming enterprises ⓘ
manufacturing enterprises ⓘ
tourism enterprises ⓘ
governingBody Tribal Council of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians ⓘ
hasAncestryFrom historic Choctaw Nation ⓘ
linked to: Choctaw Nation
hasGovernmentType tribal government ⓘ
hasHeadquarters Choctaw, Mississippi ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Choctaw Indian Reservation (Mississippi) ⓘ
hasLegalStatus domestic dependent nation ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasPopulation over 10,000 enrolled members ⓘ
hasReservation Choctaw Indian Reservation (Mississippi) ⓘ
hasSovereignPowers regulation of internal affairs ⓘ
self-governance ⓘ
hasTraditionalLanguage Choctaw language ⓘ
hasTribalEnrollmentCriteria descent-based membership requirements ⓘ
isDescendantOf Choctaw people ⓘ
isDistinctFrom Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma ⓘ
linked to: Choctaw Nation

Jena Band of Choctaw Indians ⓘ
isFederallyRecognized true ⓘ
isOneOf three federally recognized Choctaw tribes in the United States ⓘ
locatedIn Mississippi ⓘ
maintains Choctaw cultural traditions ⓘ
operates Golden Moon Hotel and Casino ⓘ
Pearl River Resort ⓘ
Silver Star Hotel and Casino ⓘ
tribal court system ⓘ
tribal health services ⓘ
tribal police department ⓘ
tribal schools ⓘ
partOf Choctaw people ⓘ
practices Choctaw traditional crafts ⓘ
Choctaw traditional dances ⓘ
Choctaw traditional music ⓘ
recognizedBy United States federal government ⓘ
reservationLocatedIn Jones County, Mississippi ⓘ
Leake County, Mississippi ⓘ
Neshoba County, Mississippi ⓘ
linked to: Neshoba County

Newton County, Mississippi ⓘ
Noxubee County, Mississippi ⓘ
Scott County, Mississippi ⓘ
Winston County, Mississippi ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Choctaw people → federallyRecognizedTribe → Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians ⓘ
Choctaw language → languageAgency → Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians ⓘ
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek → peopleAffected → Choctaw communities in Mississippi ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Greenwood LeFlore → associatedWith → Choctaw Nation of Mississippi ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Choctaw–United States relations → modernParticipants → Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians ⓘ
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians → isRelatedTo → Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians ⓘ
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians → governingBody → Tribal Council of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Mississippi Choctaw → traditionalCommunity → Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians ⓘ
Southeastern Indigenous nations → hasMember → Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians ⓘ