Fluent Speakers
The Keepers of the Chickasaw Language
Chickasaw fluent speakers are the driving force in language preservation. Their willingness to share their priceless knowledge with younger generations is essential to the language's survival.
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Rose Shields-Jefferson: Fluent Chickasaw Speakers
Speaker ProfilesRose Shields-Jefferson has been a fluent Chickasaw speaker since childhood and remains dedicated to teaching the language to a new generation.
Luther John: Fluent Chickasaw Speakers
Speaker ProfilesLuther John is a fluent Chickasaw speaker who has dedicated his life to language preservation.
Don't Speak Chickasaw
S4 • E5Chickasaw elders remember times when they were not allowed to speak their native language.
Rose Shields-Jefferson Shares Childhood Memories
S4 • E4Fluent Chickasaw speaker Rose Shields-Jefferson shares childhood memories about going to school and speaking only Chickasaw.
Church at Christmastime
S4 • E2Chickasaw elders share joyous stories of Christmas memories speaking in their native language.
Virginia Bolen: Fluent Chickasaw Speakers
Speaker ProfilesFluent Chickasaw speaker Virginia Bolen shares her story.
Preserving Speakers' Voices
Chickasaw Fluent SpeakersChickasaw fluent speakers are recorded and transcribed for the essential work of language revitalization and preservation.
Memories of Kullihoma
S4 • E1Fluent elders share early memories of speaking Chickasaw and the challenges they faced teaching the language to their own children.
Stanley Smith: Department of Chickasaw Language
The Chickasaw NationMeet Stanley Smith, the senior language master at the Chickasaw Department of Language.
JoAnn Ellis: Department of Chickasaw Language
The Chickasaw NationMeet JoAnn Ellis, language specialist at the Chickasaw Department of Language.
Rose Shields-Jefferson: Chickasaw Fluent Speaker
Chickasaw Fluent SpeakersRose Shields-Jefferson is a Chickasaw fluent speaker who grew up speaking only Chickasaw.
Meet My Mother, Fluent in Our Language
Nacobi Walker, Joann Ellis, and Johnna WalkerJohnna Walker describes how her mother helps keep the Chickasaw language alive for new speakers.
Pauline Brown: Fluent Chickasaw Speaker
The Chickasaw NationMeet Pauline Carpenter Brown, fluent Chickasaw speaker and Chickasaw Hall of Fame inductee.
Fluent Speakers Sing Hymn
The Chickasaw NationPauline Brown and Jerry Imotichey lead Chickasaw fluent speakers singing a hymn from a Choctaw hymnal.
Chickasaw as a Primary Language
Catherine WillmondCatherine Willmond is a Chickasaw fluent speaker, an award winning author and a teacher of the Chickasaw language.
JoAnn and Jeremy
JoAnn and Jeremy EllisChickasaw fluent speaker JoAnn Ellis explains why the mission of language revitalization is so important to her.
Jerry Imotichey: Chickasaw Fluent Speaker
The Chickasaw NationJerry Imotichey was a Chickasaw fluent speaker and held an immense amount of pride in his tribe.
Hannah Corsello: Chickasaw Fluent Speaker
The Chickasaw NationHannah Corsello is one of the remaining Native fluent speakers of the Chickasaw language.
Hannah Corsello and Rick Greenwood
Master-ApprenticeHannah Corsello says new speakers hold the future of the Chickasaw language in their hands.
Emma McLeod and Ellen Chapman
Emma McLeod and Ellen ChapmanEllen Chapman expresses her joy at learning her native language from a revered community elder.
Fluent Speakers Sing The Gospel
The Chickasaw NationChickasaw fluent speakers sing "The Gospel" from a collection of Choctaw hymns.
One Tribe One Mission
"Our mission to enhance the overall quality of life of the Chickasaw people will continue to serve as our guidepost as we work together to build an even brighter future"
Bill Anoatubby, Governor
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