Chickasaw Nation Capitols, Historic government buildings in Tishomingo, United States.

The Chickasaw Nation Capitols comprise two buildings that tell different stories about how the nation organized itself over time. One is a log council house from the early 1850s, and the other is a substantial granite structure completed later that served as the main capitol building.

The log council house was built in 1853 as the Chickasaw Nation established itself in its new territory. The granite capitol was added in 1898, reflecting the nation's shift toward a more formal system of government with separate branches.

The name Tishomingo honours a Chickasaw warrior, Chief Tishomingo, who died on the way to Oklahoma. The 1853 log Council House, moved beside the Capitol in the 1930s, has a tree trunk on its outer wall once used as a whipping post. The museum holds Chickasaw artifacts and a genealogy research center.

The Council House Museum offers free admission and daily tours, and the granite Capitol stands next door, so both can be seen in one visit. Inside the Capitol, the first two floors hold exhibits on early Chickasaw tribal government. The Council House sits on the west side of the Capitol.

The Capitol was built in 1898 with granite from a quarry the tribe owned nearby, at a cost of $15,000. Sold to Johnston County in 1908 for use as a courthouse, it was bought back by the Chickasaw Nation in 1989. Chickasaw artist Tom Phillips painted the building in 1998.