Editing Choctaw (section)

== Tribes and organizations ==
There are three [[federally recognized]] Choctaw tribes, each of whom have [[Indian Reservation]]s. They are:
* [[Jena Band of Choctaw Indians]], Louisiana
* [[Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians]], Mississippi
* [[Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma]], Oklahoma<ref>{{cite journal |title=Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs |journal=Federal Register |date=8 January 2024 |volume=89 FR 944 |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/01/08/2024-00109/indian-entities-recognized-by-and-eligible-to-receive-services-from-the-united-states-bureau-of |access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>

Several [[state-recognized tribes]] identify as being of Choctaw descent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Affairs {{!}} Office of Governor Jeff Landry |url=https://gov.louisiana.gov/page/indian-affairs |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=gov.louisiana.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jimenez |first=Gabby |date=2023-03-01 |title=Louisiana Task Force on State Recognition of Indian Tribes meets for last time |url=https://www.kalb.com/2023/03/01/louisiana-task-force-state-recognition-indian-tribes-meets-last-time/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.kalb.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rhodes |first1=Judith |last2=Colomb |first2=Kandra |last3=Thomas-Smith |first3=Jada |date=September 2019 |title=Louisiana-Recognized Native American Tribal Needs Assessment |url=https://ldh.la.gov/assets/docs/BehavioralHealth/LASOR_Needs_Assessment_6_17_2020.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220120090619/https://ldh.la.gov/assets/docs/BehavioralHealth/LASOR_Needs_Assessment_6_17_2020.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-20 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=ldh.la.gov |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Federal Recognition of the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians |date=June 26, 1991 |publisher=US Congress Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs |volume=4 |page=95 |language=en |quote="1979: Alabama House and Senate recognized sovereign rights of Choctaws of Mobile and Washington County, Alabama and create Mobile – Washington Counties Indian Commissions."|url=https://books.google.com/books/content?id=Mi9EBGnqYNgC&pg=PA95&img=1&pgis=1&dq=%22Alabama+House+and+Senate+recognized+sovereign+rights+of+Choctaws+of+Mobile+and+Washington%22&bul=1&sig=ACfU3U2vHLjVTaXc-TFOnmbhSFDnMIS_gg&edge=0}}</ref> These include:
# [[MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians]], Alabama
# [[Choctaw-Apache Community of Ebarb]], Louisiana
# Clifton Choctaw Tribe of Louisiana, Louisiana
# Grand Caillou/Dulac Band, Louisiana
# Isle de Jean Charles Band, Louisiana
# Louisiana Choctaw Tribe, Louisiana
# [[Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe]], Louisiana

Many [[organizations that self-identify as Native American tribes]] also claim Choctaw ancestry.