Thank you for visiting the web site of Governor Bill Anoatubby, the 30th Governor of the Chickasaw Nation. We hope you will take a moment to learn more about the governor’s office and the Chickasaw Nation.
On this July 4, United States Independence Day, we mark the 234th anniversary of our country’s Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.
This day marks the most significant annual celebration for all Americans. We recognize the day our country threw off the yoke of colonialism, and began the battlefield struggle for our fundamental American freedoms.
The American Revolutionary War began in 1776. Real independence was not achieved until the surrender of British Gen. Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781. This American victory was followed by the official recognition of American independence with the 1783 Treaty of Paris.
