Nation
Louisiana Band of Choctaw IndianLouisiana Band of Choctaw Indian
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- Recorded status
- Recognized by a state
- Region
- LA
Recognition, as each source states it
Recognition is a legal and political status that governments assign; it is not a measure of who a people are.
- Recognized by a state, LAListed as state recognized by the Louisiana Office of the Governor (Governor's Office of Indian Affairs); appoints a member of the Native American Commission under La. R.S. 46:2305source
Who is doing the work
Native legal and land defense, nationally
- Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Native-led Litigation and legal advocacy for tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, land and resources Give on their site Website
- NDN Collective (LANDBACK Campaign) Native-led LANDBACK campaign (launched 2020; Mount Rushmore closure and return of Black Hills public lands), Indigenous… Give on their site Website
- Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) Native-led Land recovery and control by tribes and individual Indian landowners Website
- Decolonizing Wealth Project (Indigenous Earth Fund; California Tribal Land Return) Native-led Reparative philanthropy Give on their site Website
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Sources
- gov.louisiana.gov/federal-and-state-recognized-tribesreference work
State Recognized Tribes ... Louisiana Band of Choctaw Indian
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