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Traditional Chickasaw National Capitol

Chickasaw Country

The Chickasaw Nation's original capitol building in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, is a stately museum that has hosted visitors from all over the world.

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Chickasaw Nation Capitol in Tishomingo

Experience Chickasaw History and Culture

Built in 1898, the Chickasaw National Capitol Building is a gothic granite icon in Tishomingo, an early center of Chickasaw life in Indian Territory.

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Tishomingo: Our First Capital in Indian Territory

Neal McCaleb

The town of Tishomingo was the original seat of the Chickasaw Nation and the tribe built its capitol there in 1898.

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First Capital in Indian Territory: Tishomingo

Jeannie Barbour

Jeannie Barbour describes the danger Chickasaws faced as new arrivals in Indian Territory on lands long used by Plains tribes.