Original sentence: The Bureau of Indian Affairs denied the MOWA petition in 1994 because the petitioners failed to prove Indian ancestry.The MOWAs petitioned for federal acknowledgment as an Indian tribe
Edited sentence: Bacone and Haskell are examples of two such schools.MOWA Choctaw tribal citizen's attendance at All-Indian boarding schools exclusive to members of federally recognized tribes since the 1950's is further proof of the communities existence.The MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians are a physically, culturally and linguistically identifiable Choctaw community located in southwestern Alabama.The MOWA Choctaw community is the only tribal community in the state of Alabama to still speak their traditional tribal language.The MOWAs petitioned for federal acknowledgment as an Indian tribe, but  the Bureau of Indian Affairs denied the petition in 1994 because it failed to prove Indian ancestry.The communities quest for federal recognition has been supported by numerous anthropologists, ethnologists, linguists, historians, academics, the National Congress of American Indians and numerous federal tribes.This tribal community of 3,600 live in 10 small communities within a fifteen mile radius of their 300 acre state recognized reservation