Seminole Nation Capitol and Council House
Seminole County Courthouse 1907 - 1927
Wewoka, Oklahoma
 
 
     
 
 Completed - c1868
 Architect -
Photo: Unknown
 

 
 
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The Seminole Nation Capitol building was built in Wewoka, Indian Territory after the Civil War.   It was in this wooden clapboard building that the Seminole made and enforced their laws.  

The building became a United States Government courthouse for a period of time prior to statehood.  After Oklahoma became a state in 1907, the Seminole Nation government was disolved and the building served as the Seminole County Courthouse for the new state.  It served in this capacity until a new structure was built in 1927. 

The Seminole tribe began to revive its government in 1936 under the Indian Reorganization Act.  Today, the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma is headquartered in Wewoka, and has 18,800 enrolled tribal members. The tribal jurisdictional area covers Seminole County, Oklahoma, within which the tribe owns a variety of properties.

This building is no longer standing.

Sources: Wikipedia, Seminole Nation Museum, & Oklahoma Historical Society
 
Seminole Nation Headquarters
Complex in Wewoka