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Choctaw Language Community Classes

Community 5



Richard Adams, Director


Cell 580-380-2692
(580) 924-8280 x4410
Toll-free 1-800-522-6170

Halito, Chim achukma? (Hello, how are you?)

Learn the Language of our Ancestors

The Choctaw Nation Language Community classes are taught free of charge. We invite anyone who wants to learn the Choctaw Language. This is a great opportunity to learn the language of our ancestors who walked the "Trail of Tears." 

If you are interested in attending or teaching a Choctaw Language class please call Richard Adams, X-4410 or Dora Wickson at X-2180.

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Required Materials

1. Choctaw Language and Culture: Chahta Anumpa by Marcia Haag and Henry Willis. The text is available from the Choctaw Bookstore.

Chahta Anumpa Aiimabvchi Holisso (Choctaw Language Workbook)
Choctaw Language Dictionary (Cyrus Byington)
Chahta Anumpa Audio Cassette Tapes
Definer
History Book

Community Classes
P.O. Box 1210
Durant, Ok 74702

(888) 932-9199
(580) 920-3148
Fax: (580) 920-3159

Recommended Materials

The following material is recommended and may be purchased from Choctaw Bookstore:

Chahta Holisso Ai Isht Ia Vmmona (Beginner's Choctaw Grammar)

The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic
Choctaw Hymnal
The New Testament
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma: Traditional Choctaw Hymns (Music CD or Audio Cassette Tape)
History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez Indians

Community Classes are offered at the following locations:

Ada
Diane Jacob    

Anchorage, AK
Kenneth Baptiste    

Antlers
Dora Wickson    

Ardmore
Roy Cooper

Atoka
Ron Scott

Bethel
TBD

Bethel Hill
TBD

Boswell
Virginia Espinoza

Broken Bow
Barbara Battiest

Claremore
Margaret Battiest

Coalgate
Paula Carney

Durant
Ann Kaniatobe

Durant Sr. Citizen      
Bonnie Horn

Goodland
Adeline Hudson

Hartshorne
Ann Tobey

Hugo
Dora Wickson

Lawrence, KS
Angela Noah

Marlow
Billy York

McAlester
Rhoda Anderson

McAlester
Michelle Westbrook     

Moore
Leroy Sealy

Muskogee
Abe Frazier

Glorietta
Eric Billy

Oklahoma City
Pat Gaines

Oklahoma City
Norris Samuels

Poteau
TBD

San Francisco, CA
Robert 'Tamaka' Bailey

Sherman, TX
Marenda Ward

South Gate, CA
Teresa Struwe

Spiro
Carol Harris

Stigler
Dixon Lewis

Sulphur
Roy Cooper

Talihina
Anna Carlile

Tulsa
Beri Gibson

Wilburton
Sue Jefferson

Wright City
Rebecca Nawooksey

 

 

 
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