Chickasaw tribal elders Jerry Imotichey (left) and Hannah Pitmon (right) stand with Joshua Hinson (middle), director of the Department of Chickasaw Language, in front of "The Arrival" statue at the ...

ARLINGTON, VA (November 5, 2015) - The Chickasaw Nation, the 12 th largest federally recognized Indian tribe in the United States and headquartered in Ada, Oklahoma, has enlisted Rosetta Stone Inc.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Standing left to right are Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby, Sinti' Elias Brown, Faithlyn Taloa Seawright, Chokfi' Briana ...

The last monolingual Chickasaw language speaker has died in her Oklahoma home at the age of 93. Emily "Shonsh-She" Johnson Dickerson, spoke only Chickasaw for her entire life and was one of an ...

The internet is often blamed for bringing about the conditions that kill regional languages—namely by making more widely spoken alternatives, often English, more profitable, available, and attractive.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby, left and Lt. Governor Chris Anoatubby, right, congratulate JoAnn Ellis on being awarded ...

Once spoken by thousands, the Chickasaw language is quietly disappearing and its people are looking for a way to rescue it before it goes silent. In 2013, the Chickasaw lost their last native ...

Emily Johnson Dickerson died at her home in Ada, Okla., last week. She was the last person alive who spoke only the Chickasaw language. "This is a sad day for all Chickasaw people because we have lost ...

Chickasaw tribal elders Jerry Imotichey (left) and Hannah Pitmon (right) stand with Joshua Hinson (middle), director of the Department of Chickasaw Language, in front of "The Arrival" statue at the ...

Joshua Hinson’s first biological son was born in 2000. His son’s birth marked the start of the sixth generation that would grow up speaking English instead of Chickasaw, which was the primary language ...