Present day site of Tchichatala, De Cresnay 1733 - The Territory Between the Chattahoochee and Mississippi Rivers and a Woodcut Bust of a Chickasaw Warrior by Bernard Romans

In the News

Here are some articles of interest pertaining to historic information and upcoming projects in the Tupelo, Mississippi area.

Chickasaw Heritage Center Update
By Ikana Foundation Staff - Updated 05/23/2022

CIF CEO Brady Davis Updates on the Chickasaw Heritage Center
By Ikana Foundation Staff - 05/12/2021

CIF Shares Vision of CHC with Mississippi Leaders
By Ikana Foundation Staff - 05/10/2021

2021 Mississippi Bond Authorization
By Ikana Foundation Staff - 05/10/2021

CHICKASAW INKANA FOUNDATION SECURES $3 MILLION
By Ikana Foundation Staff - 09/28/2020

PRESERVING HISTORY OF AND FOR THE CHICKASAW
By Richard Green - 04/16/2018

CITY TO HELP BUILD ROAD FOR CHICKASAW HERITAGE CENTER
Northeast Mississippi's largest city is aiding the symbolic return of Indians evicted from the region nearly 200 years ago.
U.S. News - 02/11/2018

TUPELO CVB COMMITS UP TO $1M TO CHICKASAW CENTER
Daily Journal - 11/09/2016

VIDEO: NEW HERITAGE CENTER WILL CELEBRATE CHICKASAW CULTURE AND CONTRIBUTIONS
Eric Lampkin - WCBI 10/28/2016

CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS ROAD TO A PLANNED CHICKASAW CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
National Park Service 08/15/2016

IMMENSE COLLECTION OF CHICKASAW ARTIFACTS ACQUIRED BY TRIBE
By Richard Green - 09/12/2014

TRIBAL GRANT PRESERVES CHICKASAW VILLAGE SITE
By Richard Green - 05/2005

CHICKASAW HISTORY - PAST TO PRESENT DAY
The Chickasaw Nation

VIEW VIDEO SERIES: THE HOMELAND VIDEOS
The Chickasaw Nation

Richard Green has been a tribal historian of the Chickasaw Nation since 1994. He was founding editor of the Journal of Chickasaw History and Culture.
Click here to get more information on his published works.