MOWA Choctaw Friends
Center
Hunt Hall
The MOWA Choctaw Friends Center
was founded when a decision to proceed was made at the Annual Meeting of
the Associated Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs in April 1984 at
White Plains, North Carolina. ACFIA then purchased ten and one half acres of
land four miles south and four miles west of a small Alabama town called
McIntosh. The immediate area is called Sank Town. The
buildings of the Center consist of Quaker Lodge, Hunt and Turner Halls
plus two mobile homes and a three bedroom house.
The MOWA Choctaw Friends Academy was begun in September 1985 in an attempt
to meet the pressing educational needs of the community and the MOWA
band. Since this band of Native Americans did not have Bureau of
Indian Affairs tribal recognition, they did not receive any funds for
education.
The last directors of the Center & the Academy under the direction of
ACFIA were Norman & Jane Snell. The Snell's retired in the summer
of 2005 after years of dedicated service.
On August 12, 2006 North Carolina Yearly Meeting Representative Body
approved to accept ownership of the MOWA Choctaw Friends Center property
from the Associated Committee of Friends on Indian Affairs. Darrin
Allen, Director of Youth & Young Adult Program Ministries in NCYM, is
currently serving as Interim Director of the Center. Future plans
include a school and other educational opportunities.