3m 30s

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.

30s

What is Self-Governance?

Thomas John, Undersecretary of Community Services, Department of Community Services, Chickasaw Nation

• Citizen Services

Self-governance is an exercise of sovereignty, but it's more than that.

1m

1970-83: 5 Nations Fully Reinstated

Stephen Greetham

• History

Stephen Greetham serves as attorney for the Chickasaw Nation and explains how it wasn't until 1983 that the Chickasaws revised their Constitution.

2m

With a Return to Self-Governance, Renaissance

Jeannie Barbour

Native American people making decisions for themselves has resulted in the increase in cultural innovation that the Chickasaw Nation is experiencing.

1m

Self-Governance, Great Leadership

Neal McCaleb, Ambassador At-Large, Chickasaw Nation

Neal McCaleb talks about how sovereignty has become a reality in a short period of time, and how the Chickasaws have taken control of their destiny.

2m 30s

Nixon's Policies Empowered Tribes

Jeannie Barbour

Jeannie Barbour explains how most people aren't aware of Nixon's impact on Native Americans and how his policies helped them reestablish sovereignty.

2m

The Self-Determination Act of 1975

Jeannie Barbour

Returning to self-governance reestablished the status the people of the Chickasaw Nation had enjoyed in their original homeland.