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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A portrait of Emily Johnson Dickerson by artist Mike Larsen. Emily Johnson Dickerson died at her home in Ada, Okla., last week. She was the last person alive who spoke only the Chickasaw language.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...