Caring for Our Ancestral Homelands and Archeological Remains

Joshua Hinson

Josh Hinson, Director of the Chickasaw Department of Language, says that the Chickasaw Nation has had a longstanding interest in the protection of ancestral cultural landmarks. He also explains how the Chickasaw Nation has been committed to preserving burial and archaeological sites in the traditional Chickasaw homelands of the southeastern United States for many years.

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