REQUEST FOR DONATIONS. In 1986, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians' high school library burned to the ground resulting in the
complete loss of a rather extensive library of Southeastern and North
American Indian material. The tribe has finally received funding for
a new library which will be completed during the summer of 1993.
Included in this building is a Cultural Resource Area with an archival
vault and space for a non-lending Native American research library
which will be open to all tribal members, particularly the students.
Unfortunately, very little money was included in the funding for
materials to place in this facility. Therefore, we are requesting
donations of material for the Culture Resource Area. Materials
sought include both anthropological and historical literature on the
Choctaw, specifically, and other Southeastern and North American
Indians in general, as well as historical research material on the
Southeast. All donations are tax deductible. For more information
please contact: Kenneth H. Carleton, Tribal Archaeologist, P.O. Box
6005, Choctaw Branch, Philadelphia, MS 39350, (601) 656-5251