Exhibitions - Choctaw Cultural Center

Exhibitions

Upcoming Exhibits

Unspoiled Wilderness: Photographs from the Round Bottom Ranch

Gene Blackwell shares his lifelong respect for the natural world and invites visitors to experience nature through his eyes. Providing a window into his home, family's legacy, and the rich natural heritage of the Choctaw Nation.

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Permanent Exhibits

Orientation Gallery: Welcome to our Story

View a collection of vignettes depicting Choctaw tribal members and landscapes from each of the 12 districts of the Choctaw Reservation.

CHAHTA NOWVT AYA: THE CHOCTAW JOURNEY

The permanent exhibitions are constructed of a four-part story focusing on the history of the Choctaw tribe from ancestral times to the present day.

People of the Mother Mound

This exhibit illustrates the origins of the Choctaw people and shares our creation stories.

Chahta Pia (We Are Choctaw)

In this exhibit, experience the sights and sounds of the Mississippi homelands as they existed hundreds of years ago.

Moving Fires

This exhibit tells the story of the Trail of Tears through the eyes of two families making the journey at different times and on different routes, each sharing their own challenges and hardships they had to overcome.

Oklahoma

This exhibit demonstrates how our tribal government maintains sovereignty and invests in the well-being of its people and their communities by honoring the past and preparing for the future.

Past Exhibits

Ohoyo Hlampko Vhleha: The Influence of Matriarchs

In this temporary exhibit, artist Brad Joe honors Choctaw matriarchs and their contributions to Choctaw ways of life.

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Okhvta Chito Okhoatali: Choctaw and French Transatlantic Legacies

Explore the continued relationship between the Choctaw Nation and France through a collaborative exhibit featuring items from the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac in France and the University of South Alabama.

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Resilient Roots: The Unyielding Spirit of the Choctaw Woman

This exhibit explores Kristin Gentry’s recent works, which highlight resilience and cultural preservation through the lens of Choctaw ancestral seeds.

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Bolukta: Mississippian Designs, Medallions, and Modern Choctaw Art

This exhibit features some of Jane Semple-Umsted’s recent works displaying a common theme of circles and circular motifs, as referenced in the Choctaw word bolukta.

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Bok Abaiya – Practiced Hands and the Arts of Choctaw Basketry

This temporary exhibit displayed the work of generations of Choctaw basket weavers displayed alongside contemporary Choctaw art.

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Keeping Our Heritage: Choctaw People, Life, and Animal Kinship

This temporary exhibit featured the works of registered Choctaw artist Carole Ayers.

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Chiefs, Clans, & Kin

This temporary exhibit featured 34 artists from the Five Civilized Tribes who have Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry.

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Long Ago: Stories of the Choctaw People

This temporary exhibit demonstrated the importance and the artistry of oral storytelling. Long ago, stories were the main source of history keeping among the Choctaw people.

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