Tuskahoma was designated as ( political ) capital of the Choctaw Nation in 1882 when an Act of the Choctaw Nation dated October 20 , 1882 , established the community as the permanent seat of government . The Nation 's first capital after the Trail of Tears was at Nanih Nunih Waiyah , two miles east of Tuskahoma . It was named after " Nunih Waiyah , " a sacred mound in Mississippi where the Choctaw brought the bones of their ancestors to rest and established the tribe . The mound was built by an earlier people , but it became sacred to the Choctaw as well . Afterward , during a time of constitutional experimentation , the Choctaw shifted their capital from Nanih Waiyah to Doaksville , Skullyville , Fort Towson and Boggy Depot . The Choctaw wartime capital during the American Civil War was located at Armstrong Academy , also known as '' Chahta Tamaha . '' After the Choctaw Nation decided to make Tuskahoma the permanent capital , it decided to construct an appropriate building to house the government . A spacious Choctaw Capitol Building was completed in the fall of 1884 . It was two stories , brick , with a garret under its French mansard roof . Many called it the finest building in the Indian Territory . It included large rooms for the Senate , House of Representatives , and Supreme Court . Also included was an Executive Office for the Principal Chief , or Governor , of the Choctaw Nation , five smaller rooms for the national officers , and five committee rooms . It was heated by numerous fireplaces
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Tuskahoma, Oklahoma