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Many Chickasaws became successful farmers and ranchers. Chickasaws built some of the first schools, banks, and businesses in Indian Territory. After Oklahoma statehood in 1907, the President of the United States appointed the principal officers of the Chickasaw Nation.
Chokma! The Chickasaw Nation website is where you will find the latest information regarding tribal programs and services, events, facilities, history, culture and more in one convenient location.
Whether you are exploring the vast beauty of the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, taking a journey through time at the Chickasaw Cultural Center or treating yourself to an evening at the Artesian Hotel, Casino & Spa, the Chickasaw Nation has something for everyone.
From meeting basic needs to supporting the pursuit of lifelong goals, the Chickasaw Nation offers excellence in a wide range of services in the arts, cultural preservation, education, employment and career opportunities, health care, housing and more.
The department of culture and humanities’ main purpose is to preserve the heritage, history, language and culture of the Chickasaw Nation. The department offers history, traditional storytelling, cultural education classes, as well as information on cemetery preservation and repatriation.
Chickasaw and other Southeastern Indians were forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands. Explanations of natural phenomena and descriptions of one's place in the universe were common themes as well.
Religion. The Chickasaws do not have a tradition of a time when they were without belief in a supreme being, whom we call Abaꞌ Binniꞌliꞌ (Sitting or Dwelling Above) also called Inki Abu (Father Above) under Christian influence. There were ancient beliefs in a multitude of celestial powers.
The Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) is an official U.S. document, issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), which certifies an individual has a specific degree of Native American blood of a federally recognized Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village or community.
Housing. A traditional Chickasaw town consisted of many households that were commonly situated on large bluffs or high hills for greater visibility of enemies or invaders, in addition to protecting houses from spring floods.
The Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival offers a weeklong celebration which culminates with the State of the Nation address – a testament to the representative and accountable government sought by the intrepid Chickasaws who started the Seeley Chapel movement.