The Chickasaw Tribe is a strong tribe that migrated to Oklahoma from the region today known as Mississippi, Kentucky, Alabama, and Tennessee regions. They came to the southern region of Oklahoma in the mid-1800s. The Chickasaws came to Indian Territory among the Choctaws after the signing of the Treaty of Doaksville in 1837 forced the resettlement on the "Trail of Tears" to Indian Territory. The Chickasaws officially separated from the Choctaws to form their own government and gain their own authority in 1856. This just a little background on the tribe and now that the tribe has been in Oklahoma almost two hundred years, they have so much history of this area, but also their entire culture to share with the world. The Chickasaw Culture Center opened in Sulphur, Oklahoma in the Summer of 2010. My family went to the Culture Center shortly after it opened in 2010.
Sign when you enter the Chickasaw Cultural Center.
This facility truly is amazing to see what all it has to offer from a museum, research center, sky pavilion, amphitheater, restaurant, gardens, an honor garden, Chikasha Inchokka Traditional Village, and Anoli Theater. You could spend hours touring and enjoying all the Chickasaw Nation has offered through this facility. I know when we were there the research center was not quite completed, so I am looking forward to making another trip in the near future to the cultural center. They really bring their culture and their history to life for all patrons. My favorite part was getting to walk through the village and the introduction to the museum was very cool and they should a introductory clip on the tribe before you enter the museum to help give you a little more knowledge of where they come from and how they have survived as a tribe all these years in Indian Territory and now Oklahoma. This is a definite stop anytime I am in Southern Oklahoma.
Panel from inside an exhibit area in the museum.
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