The Chickasaw Motor Inn, Sulphur, was purchased by the Chickasaw Nation 50 years ago this month. This purchased marked the first business owned and operated by the Chickasaw Nation. (File photo, Courtesy of the Chickasaw Nation)
SULPHUR — A half-century ago, the Chickasaw Nation entered the hospitality business with a stroke of a pen, signifying the genesis of many successful economic…