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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is one of three federally recognized tribes of Choctaw Indians. On April 20 1945 the tribe organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Also in 1945 the Choctaw Indian Reservation was created in Neshoba and surrounding counties. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Indian tribe in Mississippi. By a deed dated August 18 2008 the state returned Nanih Waiya to the Choctaw.
