Press Releases

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (June 1, 2010) –– Billy Mills, one of Indian Country's greatest contemporary heroes, addressed Choctaw Central High School graduates during their graduation ceremony held on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at the Silver Star Convention Center in Choctaw, MS.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (June 1, 2010) –– The Boys & Girls Club of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is pleased to announce that it is one of four Native American Boys & Girls Clubs selected to receive funding for a new Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands Youth Development Project.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (May 25, 2010) –– Three members of the renowned Navajo Code Talkers, Samuel Tso, Bill Toledo, and Albert Smith, along with Tso's wife and daughter, Ann and Yvonne Tso, visited the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on Friday, May 21, 2010.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (May 17, 2010) –– Billy Mills, an Oglala Sioux distance runner who pulled one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history, will serve as the keynote speaker at the 2010 Choctaw Central High School Graduation ceremony.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (May 13, 2010) –– The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has announced that the ZIP Public Transit route will cease beginning Tuesday, June 1, 2010.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (May 4, 2010) –– Delanda Chickaway and Justin Bell will join the East Central Community College Warrior basketball program.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (April 14, 2010) –– Josiah Monk, sixth grader at Pearl River Elementary School, was awarded first place in the Personal Narrative category of the 2010 Native American Student Artist Competition.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (April 5, 2010) –– Dr. Michael N. "Mickey" Duvall, director of economic development for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, visited the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on Wednesday, March 31, 2010.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (March 26, 2010) –– Five Tribal members received their diplomas and graduated from the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) in Pearl, Miss., on Thursday, March 25, 2010.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (March 24, 2010) –– The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mississippi on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at the Choctaw Central High School Library. >> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (February 16, 2010) –– Outstanding Choctaw Central High School football players Kahlon "Jack" Logan and Christopher "Poncho" Willis signed with the East Central Community College Warrior Football program in a signing ceremony held at the CCHS library on Wednesday, February 3, 2010. >> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (February 9, 2010) –– Applied Geo Technologies (AGT) has announced that it is the recipient of a John C. Stennis Space Center Contractor Excellence Award. >> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (February 5, 2010) –– Phillip Martin, the former Tribal Chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, died Thursday, February 4, 2010. >> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (January 26, 2010) –– Although it started as an entry in the Choctaw Tribal Schools’ First LEGO League Tournament in November 2009, the outstanding presentation made by the Choctaw Central Middle School LEGO Robotics Team has gone beyond the competition and into the Choctaw Tribal halls of power. >> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (January 25, 2010) –– The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will be hosting the ECHO Performing Arts Festival at the Philadelphia/Neshoba County Arts Council Theatre, located at 311 Byrd Avenue in Philadelphia, MS, on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 7:00 PM.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (January 19, 2010) –– New grant brings $700,000 to the Justice Center to develop a demonstration juvenile reentry program with sustainable green activities.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (December 31, 2009) –– The Institute of Chahta Immi (ICI) had its open house at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2009.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (December 22, 2009) –– The Cultural Preservation Program of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will have an open house for the Institute of Chahta Immi (ICI) at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2009.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (December 8, 2009) –– On Thursday, December 3, 2009, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians held its Third Annual “Lighting of the Christmas Tree” ceremony at the Tribal headquarters in the Pearl River Community.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (December 8, 2009) –– On Friday, December 4, 2009, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians held a signing ceremony at the Choctaw Central High School gymnasium.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (November 9, 2009) –– On Saturday, November 7, 2009, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians honored the men and women who sacrificed much to preserve the United States of America.>> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (October 15, 2009) – The Choctaw Central High School Maroon Band received high ratings at the MHSAA Region III State Marching Band Festival in Meridian, Miss., on Saturday, October 10, 2009. >> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (October 14, 2009) – During the regularly scheduled Choctaw Tribal Council meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, Peter J. Steve of the Tucker community and Ann Wesley of the Crystal Ridge community were sworn in and took their seats on the Tribal Council. >> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (September 1, 2009) – Official results of the 2009 Choctaw Tribal Council elections in the Crystal Ridge and Tucker communities have been released by the Tribal Election Committee. >> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. - (August 20, 2009) – The Department of Employment and Training operates a training program funded through the Department of Labor Workforce Investment Act Section 166 Indian and Native American Program (WIA). >> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. – (July 14, 2009) – The Choctaw Tribal Election Committee has announced that two of the eight  Choctaw Tribal communities will hold elections on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, for two  seats on the Mississippi Choctaw Tribal Council. >> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. – (July 1, 2009) – The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, Rehabilitation Services Administration in the amount of $670,342, 80.45% of total program costs. >> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. – (June 22, 2009) – Top country and pop culture entertainment takes the stage this year at the 60th Annual Mississippi Choctaw Indian Fair in beautiful Choctaw, Miss. on July 8-11, 2009. >> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. – (April 13, 2009) – The Choctaw Federal Credit Union (CFCU) was recently certified by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFIF) as a Native Community Development Financial Institution (NCDFI). >> More.

CHOCTAW, Miss. – (February 4, 2009) – Applied Geo Technologies, Inc. (AGT) is proud to announce the second year of the Raising Initiatives in Science and Engineering (RISE) Scholarship. RISE is for Tribal students who are graduating high school seniors in the following local school districts; Philadelphia Public School District, Neshoba County School District, and the Choctaw Tribal School District. >> More.