This dissertation engages with the stories of different types of Chickasaw language activists. Some young adult professionals have created careers centered around language revitalization; Chickasaw citizens who reside outside of the Nation also participate in language revitalization, and finally, many high school and university students study their language in school. The author works with all of these perspectives to talk about three themes helping Chickasaw language revitalization: “1) a raised critical Chickasaw consciousness, 2) the conception of Chickashshanompa’ as cultural practice, and 3) the (re)valuing of language learners” (11, from abstract).

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Chew, Kari A. B. Chikashshanompa'Ilanompohóli Bíyyi'ka'chi [we will always speak the Chickasaw language]: Considering the vitality and efficacy of Chickasaw language reclamation. Doctoral Thesis, University of Arizona, 2016.