Chickasaw Heritage Center Museum
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The Chickasaw Heritage Center will:
Interpret the rich history of the Chickasaw people
The Chickasaw Heritage Center will:
The Chickasaw
Heritage Center will:
Connect Chickasaw citizens to their Homeland
in a meaningful and tangible way.
Create a regional epicenter for the interpretation of
Chickasaw history and culture, providing a comprehensive
educational experience for the people of Mississippi
and visitors from around the world.
Strengthen community partnerships with regional
schools, museums, and other historical attractions.
Spur economic growth through the enhancement
of 162 culturally significant acres; strategically located
in the heart of Tupelo, Mississippi near the
Natchez Trace Parkway and major
transportation corridors.
Present compelling exhibits and interpretive programs
in a 39,000 square-foot, architecturally striking building
with exhibit space, cafe, gift shop, and meeting rooms.
The Chickasaw Heritage Center will:
The Chickasaw
Heritage Center will:
Provide the region and world with a distinctly designed facility that will foster
a comprehensive educational experience for Chickasaw citizens, the people of
Mississippi, and the visiting general public.
Located adjacent to the Natchez Trace Parkway in Tupelo, Mississippi, the
Chickasaw Heritage Center will create an opportunity for Chickasaw
citizens to reconnect to their historic Homeland.
The Chickasaw Heritage Center will:
The Chickasaw Heritage Center
represents:
The symbolic “Journey Home” for Chickasaw citizens
and serve as an anchor for Chickasaw heritage tourism in the
surrounding region, adding to the growing variety
of experiences available in the area. The Chickasaw people were
removed from their Homeland beginning in 1837, yet
they reestablished a strong presence in the Tupelo, Mississippi area
more than a century later. Their goal centered on continued efforts to
protect, preserve,
and educating the public about Chickasaw life, history,
and
culture; while at the same time investing in the regional economy.
Upon completion, the Chickasaw Heritage Center will be a place
where Chickasaw people tell their story from their perspective.
This will also mark the first time that a southeastern tribe has
returned to their historic Homeland in a tangible way after being forcibly removed.
We invite individuals, foundations, corporations, and other
organizations to join us in this historic endeavor that will impact the Chickasaw
Nation, Tupelo and northeast Mississippi for generations to come. We implore
you to support this meaningful effort as we embark upon a major
Capital Campaign journey to raise funds for the construction and
development of the new Chickasaw Heritage Center and Campus.
The Chickasaw Heritage Center Represents:
By making a donation to the Chickasaw Heritage Center, you will be supporting the overall preservation, protection and interpretation of Chickasaw history and culture in the historic Chickasaw Homeland. We accept all donation dollar amounts; however, donations of $250 and up will be recognized on this Chickasaw Heritage Center capital campaign website and in the newly constructed Chickasaw Heritage Center lobby/atrium donor wall as an inaugural charter member. Charter members will also receive a special certificate and a special edition Chickasaw Heritage Center charter membership commemorative coin.
Charter membership provides an opportunity for individuals to make an enduring impact toward the creation of this long-awaited project and legacy in the Homeland. The following inaugural charter members are:
The Purpose of
Naming Opportunities:
Provide individuals or corporations an opportunity to make a lasting
contribution to the preservation of Chickasaw history and culture
in the historic Homeland.
Funds will be used to complete the capital campaign needs.
The remainder will be allocated to sustaining campaigns for the operations and
endowment of the Chickasaw Heritage Center.
For additional information concerning naming opportunities
please contact the Chickasaw Inkana Foundation at 662-842-4176.
The Purpose of Naming Opportunities :
“I’m confident this center will have a positive educational
and economic impact on Tupelo and Northeastern Mississippi.”
The Chickasaw Heritage Center project is vital to the mission of the Chickasaw Inkana Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The Chickasaw Inkana Foundation seeks to preserve, protect and interpret Chickasaw history and culture in the historic Chickasaw Homeland, which constitutes not only its epicenter of Tupelo, but greater northern Mississippi, western Tennessee, northwestern Alabama, and southwestern Kentucky.
An ongoing major objective of the Chickasaw Inkana Foundation since its inception has been to lead the construction and development of the forthcoming Chickasaw Heritage Center.
The Chickasaw Heritage Center project is vital to the mission work of the Chickasaw Inkana Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The Chickasaw Inkana Foundation seeks to
preserve, protect and interpret Chickasaw history and culture in the historical Chickasaw Homeland, which constitutes not only its epicenter of Tupelo, but greater north Mississippi, west
Tennessee, northwest Alabama, and southwest Kentucky.
The goal of the Capital Campaign is approximately $36 million dollars.
100% of all donated funds earmarked specifically for the Journey Home Capital Campaign will go to the construction and development of the Chickasaw Heritage Center.
We accept your gift in the form of:
Check/Credit Card • Appreciated Stock • IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution • Bequests
Please make checks payable to the Chickasaw Inkana Foundation
Chickasaw Inkana Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, EIN: 47-1377524.
The Chickasaw Heritage Center is slated for completion in 2025.
Please contact the Chickasaw Heritage Center Director, Robert Parker at 662-842-4176.