19 Facts About Chickasaw Nation

Chickasaw Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe, with its headquarters located in Ada, Oklahoma in the United States.

Clans within the Chickasaw Nation are separated into two moieties: the Impsaktea and the Intcutwalipa, with each clan having their own leaders.

One theory is that the Chickasaw Nation were at one time a part of the Choctaw and later branched off, given their close connections linguistically and geographically.

Chickasaw Nation learned they were an agrarian nation with the political organization of a chiefdom governmental system, with the head chief residing in the largest and main temple mound in the chiefdom, with the remaining family lineage and commoners spreading out across the villages.

Not long after, by the end of the 17th century, the Chickasaw Nation had established successful trade relationships with European settlers in the American Southwest.

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In exchange for hides and slaves, the Chickasaw Nation obtained metal tools, guns, and other supplies from the settlers.

James Adair, who in 1744 resided among the Chickasaw Nation, named their principal towns as being Shatara, Chookheereso, Hykehah, Tuskawillao, and Phalacheho.

The Chickasaw Nation sold a section of their lands with the Treaty of Tuscaloosa, resulting in the loss of what became known as the Jackson Purchase, in 1818.

Division of the Choctaw Nation was ratified by the Choctaw–Chickasaw Treaty of 1854.

The Chickasaw constitution, establishing the nation as separate from the Choctaw, was signed August 30,1856, in their new capital of Tishomingo.

In 1907, when Oklahoma entered the union as the 46th state, the role of tribal governments in Indian Territories ceased, and as a result, the Chickasaw Nation people were then granted United States citizenship.

The Chickasaw Nation language was often discouraged in students attending school and was often discouraged in even tribally run schools.

Chickasaw Nation follows the traditional monogamous marriage system, with the groom obtaining the blessings of the wife's parents and following with a simple ceremony soon after.

The Chickasaw Nation government has an executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial department.

Chickasaw Nation operates more than 100 diversified businesses in a variety of services and industries, including manufacturing, energy, health care, media, technology, hospitality, retail and tourism.

In 1987, with funding from the US federal government, the Chickasaw Nation operated just over thirty programs in hopes of eventually reaching the state of being in a firm financial base.

The Chickasaw Nation is contributing heavily to the tourism industry in Oklahoma.

In 2002, the Chickasaw Nation purchased Bank2 with headquarters in Oklahoma City.

The Chickasaw Nation operates many historical sites and museums, including the Chickasaw Nation Capitols, and Kullihoma Grounds, as well as a number of casinos.