Skullyville

Skullyville. Choctaw National Cemetery. , (front) , The founding of Skullyville dates back to 1832 when the removal of the Choctaws was in full progress. The old cemetery has all the interest usually attached to these places. Early on our people used rocks and stones to mark their loved ones grave sites. Though most of the rocks and stones that were not engraved in some way have been removed, it is known that hundreds of Indian people lie here in unmarked graves. The stones that are left with engraving date back to the early eighteen thirties. It is a peaceful spot where numerous trees cast their shade over the final resting place of many of our ancestors., May 2, 1998 Miko (Chief) Gregory E. Pyle unveiled this monument to symbolize that the Skullyville Cemetery is the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma's National Cemetery., (rear) , Original 3 Districts , . National Capital , . District Capital , . County Court, Choctaw Nation, Monument was placed as a tribal historical marker by the efforts of the following administrative personnel. Gregory E. Pyle, Chief Mike Bailey, Assistant Chief Tribal Council Members: Charley Jones, Billy Paul Baker, Leslie James, Lois Burton, Charlotte Jackson, Randle Durant, Glenn Johnson, Perry Thompson, Ted Dosh, E.J. Johnson, Bob Pate, and James Frazier. Nancy Belvin, Special Projects Coordinator. Choctaw Nation consists or 12 districts of which all Choctaw Nation of Ok. members are affiliated with. Tribal Council members and Chief are elected by tribal members.