Welcome to the web page (www.choctaw.org) owned and operated by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, a federally recognized Indian tribe (the "Tribe") with tribal headquarters located in Philadelphia, Mississippi. The purpose of this website is to provide information regarding the Tribe and its culture, history, economics and government. The Tribe has spent considerable time and resources in developing the site. An extensive content review procedure has been developed by the Tribal Attorney General's office prior to permitting the information to be posted, and the Tribe has endeavored to get permission for use of all images of people from the persons depicted or their heirs, when possible, or the museum source if the persons appearing in photographs are not identifiable or the images are owned by institutions like the Smithsonian Museum. Copies of appropriate releases for such images are on file at the Tribal headquarters.

The Tribe wants its website to be a resource for scholarship, but the use of photographs and other commercial images appearing herein are protected by international copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. You may download material from the site for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you keep intact any and all copyright and other proprietary notices. Users of the website are advised to obtain permission from the Tribe or the owners of material posted herein prior to copying, unless the use falls within the scope of "fair use" as defined in the U.S. Copyright Act. If in doubt, please contact the Tribe's Director of Public Information at (601) 650-1537 or by e-mail at wsimpson@choctaw.org.

Visitors to this website are counted, but no information is transmitted by the Tribe to any third party. If you have any questions, please contact the Tribe at the following address: P.O. Box 6010, Choctaw Branch, Philadelphia, MS 39350. We hope that you find our website informative, interesting and useful. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please contact us at 601-650-1537

This website includes links to Internet sites, content and services provided by third parties. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians does not operate or control in any respect any information, products or services that third parties may provide through a website linked to by www.choctaw.org. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians does not warrant that this website or any of its functions will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or its links are free from viruses or other harmful components.