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Creek Council House Museum
106 West 6th Street, Okmulgee
74447
Okmulgee, OklahomaPhone
918.756.2324
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Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 4:30pm
Free

Constructed in 1878 by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the Creek Council House served as the Capitol in which tribal affairs were conducted. In 1906, after tribal sovereignty was abolished by the United States Government, the Department of the Interior gained possession of the Council House. The City of Okmulgee purchased the building and grounds in 1919.

The museum's history began when the Creek Indian Memorial Association was formed in 1923 to preserve Muscogee (Creek) culture and history, and to utilize the Council House as an educational center for others wanting to learn about Native American history. The museum is a joint project of the Creek Indian Memorial Association, a private non-profit corporation, and the City of Okmulgee.

The museum's permanent collections and archives are used to illustrate the sociocultural history of the Muscogee (Creek) people before and after their forced removal from tribal lands in Georgia and Alabama. Focus is on the areas of: the Muscogee homelands, the Muscogee Indian Territory, the Muscogee Confederacy, Council House History, Government and Law, Education and Schools, Ceremony and Religion, and Artists.

The Council House and surrounding grounds are listed on the National Register of Historic Sites and in 1961 was designated as a National Historic Landmark.