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Phillip Martin (March 13, 1926 – February 4, 2010) was a Native American political leader, the democratically elected Tribal Chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. This federally recognized American Indian tribe has 8,300 enrolled members living on or near 30,000 acres (120 km 2) of reservation land in east central Mississippi.
Nov 6, 2016 · Phillip Martin is the democratically elected Tribal Chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, a federally-recognized American Indian tribe of 9,100 enrolled members living on or near 35,000 acres of reservation land in east central Mississippi.
More than 400 Choctaw youngsters are in college compared to the two or three who might enroll each year four decades ago. The dramatic turnaround is the result of the determination, dedication, visionary leadership, and business savvy of a former Air Force staff sergeant named Phillip Martin.
May 9, 2016 · Phillip Martin, 1926-2010, served as chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for 32 years. Photo from National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Dr. Dean Chavers, the director of Catching the Dream, reflects on the economic development gains made by the late Phillip Martin when he served as chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw ...
Feb 4, 2010 · Phillip Martin, the former Chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, died this evening after suffering a massive stroke on Monday. He was 83. Miko Beasley Denson, the current Tribal Chief, said of Martin "I, along with every member of our Tribe, am saddened by the passing of Philip Martin.
- Philadelphia, Mississippi
- March 13, 1926
- Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
Phillip Martin (March 13, 1926 – February 4, 2010) was a Native American political leader, the democratically elected Tribal Chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
Feb 5, 2010 · Phillip Martin, the former Chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, died (Thursday) evening after suffering a massive stroke on Monday. He was 83. Miko Beasley Denson, the current...
