Introduction
The journey has been long and hard : Choctaw culture, society, and history through 1970
"Because we were proud to be Choctaw" : political mobilization and the reconstitution of the tribe
"Tomorrow is the day you are chief" : leaders, citizens, and political groups in the 1995 election
"The first of many good things to come from the tribe" : identity, race, and economic development in Kalichito Town
"We don't believe that claim is valid" : Choctaw sovereignty assertions and the water-rights conflict of 2001
Conclusion.