Celebrate NATIVE AMERICAN Culture, Art and History

To start off your trip, make a stop by the Chickasaw Cultural Center to learn the history of the Chickasaw Nation and its 13 counties. Discover the captivating stories behind Chickasaw Country’s diverse culture from the famous cattle drive along the Chisholm Trail to the unique collections of treasured American Indian art and artifacts that are a part of Western and Native American history. Explore Native American culture by visiting the local museums and sites around Chickasaw Country. The region is full of history and culture to enrich the soul.

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Chickasaw Council House Museum


Explore Chickasaw history and culture at the Council House Museum. Dating back to the Trail of Tears removal to the Oklahoma settlement and statehood, the Chickasaw Council House Museum showcases why the Chickasaw Nation is known as "Unconquered and Unconquerable." The first Chickasaw Council H...

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Chickasaw Nation White House


The Chickasaw Nation White House once served as the pre-statehood home of Chickasaw Governor Douglas Hancock Johnston and his family from 1889 to 1971. Johnston was an important political figure during Oklahoma’s transition from Indian Territory to statehood in 1907. The mansion was built in 18...

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Fort Washita Historic Site & Museum


Originally built in 1842 to protect the Chickasaw and Choctaw Tribes from the plains Indians, Fort Washita operated through 1865 and still stands today as a historic site and museum where visitors can learn what life was like before and during the Civil War.

After being abandoned in 1862 ...

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