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A Linguist's Appreciation of the Chickasaw Language

Pamela Munro

• Language

Pamela Munro is a linguistics professor at University of California at Los Angeles.

1m 30s

Preserving the Language

Emma McLeod and Ellen Chapman

• Language

Ellen Chapman and Emma McLeod explain that teaching the native language helps to preserve Chickasaw culture and heritage for future generations.

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Chickasaw as a First Language

Stanley Smith

Stanley Smith was raised speaking Chickasaw and did not speak English until well into his childhood when he began attending school.

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Teaching the Chickasaw Language

Stanley Smith

Stanley Smith says the Chickasaw language connects people to their heritage, and is something to be passed down from generation to generation.

1m 30s

Chickasaw Dialect Varies by Region

Joshua Hinson

Pronunciation and structure of certain aspects of the Chickasaw language vary by region.