30s

Fortunate to Have the Chickasaw Language Today

LaDonna Brown

LaDonna notes that their language gives Chickasaws their identity.

1m

Exploring Native Languages

Linda Hogan

Linda’s explorations are taking her deep into the language, examining nuances and differences among Chickasaw, Choctaw and other tribal languages.

2m

The Chickasaw Language: A Bilingual Campus

Experience Chickasaw History and Culture

Visitors delight in seeing, saying and learning the meanings of the Chickasaw words you'll see all around campus.

16m

Survival of the Chickasaw Language and Culture

The Boarding School Era

The 1800s demonstrated a period of change and adaptability for Native Americans.

1m 30s

Exploring the Chickasaw Language at the Cultural Center

Lisa Billy

Visitors delight in seeing, saying and learning the meanings of the Chickasaw words you'll see all around campus.

1m 30s

Our Language Speaks to Who We Are

Lisa Billy

The Chickasaw language is crucial to who we are.

30s

Speaking Chickasaw in the Real World

Lisa Billy

Lisa Billy can identify with the plight of all Native American women who struggle to find the time to share the gift of language.

2m 30s

The Chickasaw Language Committee

Joshua Hinson

• Language

The Chickasaw Language Committee was organized in the 1990s and is comprised of fluent speakers appointed by the Governor.