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Chickasaw Language Programs

Cassette version $49.95 plus S&H

#212 Introduction to Choctaw -

(60 pp self-paced workbook with over 2 hrs on audio cassette or CD) Designed for you to learn on your schedule - anywhere - anytime! Endorsed by the Language Retention Committee of the Choctaw Nation. Written in an easy to follow style Charley Jones - respected full-blood Choctaw elder and Council member - shows you how to construct sentences and write in the Choctaw language. The rules of grammar are clearly explained and demonstrated and every Choctaw word is pronounced. Contains family and animal names, food terms and family relationship terms. Conveniently packaged in a three-ring binder. Highly recommended.

CD version
$54.95 plus S&H

Conversational Choctaw

#CC01 Conversational Choctaw - just $15.95 plus S&H

Three lessons - One CD!

No Workbook! Just Listen and Repeat! Built in Oral Reviews!

This method of learning has been proven in schools, universities and language programs all over the world as one of the easiest and best ways to learn to speak a language! In these programs, the first of a series, you'll hear and remember Choctaw words and phrases spoken by LeRoy Sealy, Choctaw Instructor at the University of Oklahoma. Recorded in a studio, you'll hear every syllable and nuance of the spoken Choctaw language.
Lesson #1 takes you on a shopping trip; learn how to ask for things, learn to say "Charge it" in Choctaw; Lesson #2 teaches you table conversations, how to ask for food, hand me a knife, I'd like some meat, etc; and Lesson #3 teaches you how to say sporting phrases in Choctaw, Let's play baseball, etc.

Choctaw Dictionary

#215 Choctaw - English Dictionary - Cyrus Byington - 611 pages - $29.95

Edited by John Swanton and submitted to the Bureau of Ethnology on April 22, 1909. It has been the standard for the Choctaw language.This dictionary is a "must-have" for any serious language learner. The Choctaw Language Department is currently updating the Dictionary standardizing the alphabet.The project is estimated to take five years. While this work is being done, the original dictionary will continue to be available.

Choctaw for Kids

#213 Choctaw for Kids - $59.95
(120 pages - six color-coded cassettes)

Developed by the Choctaw Nation for teachers, moms and grandmoms to teach their children. The program is currently being used to teach the fundamentals of the language in schools and pre-schools in Oklahoma and around the world. Contains games, legends, fun indoor and outdoor exercises, and recipes - all designed for easy "child-use." Lesson plans cover animal names, colors, seasons, and feelings. An excellent way to start your child on the road to learning about the Choctaw language. Also contains a bonus CD of Indian related materials for classroom use. Recommended.

#211 Choctaw Language Sampler- $19.95
(CD with booklet)

Charley Jones, respected elder of the Choctaw Nation gives you a beautiful sample of the Choctaw language. Complete with pronunciation guide, Charley tells you how to say 50 general conversational phrases from everyday greetings, numbers, helpful phrases when you're hungry or thirsty and if you get lost in Choctaw country. Weather phrases and asking directions is also covered. Recommended.

#304 Choctaw Legends- $19.95
(CD with booklet)

Ninih Waiya, the Creation Story; Kowi Anukkashsa, the Little people; Why Rabbit Has a Short Tail, all told by Charley Jones as only Charley can tell them. These are the stories that taught and instructed the Choctaw people on those cold winter nights during the cold time. Hear them in English then listen to them again in the Choctaw language. A wonderful way to hear the beauty of the Choctaw language - a good way to learn to speak Choctaw. Also available on audio cassette for $17.95

Choctaw Singing
#405 Choctaw Singing- $17.95
(Audio cassette with booklet)
Choctaw Singing allows you to hear the blending of two very different cultures as Charley sings some Christian hymns, as well as the Choctaw Warrior's Song and the Meditation on Death both sung on the Trail of Tears. He will entertain you and touch your heart as he provides a unique glimpse into the culture of the Choctaw Nation, then and now. Highly recommended.

Caddo Language Program

#511 - Caddo Language program - $34.95 plus S&H

Various Indian Peoples Publishing Co. in conjunction with The Kiwat Hasinay Foundation is proud to announce Nusht'uhti?ti Hasinay - the Caddo language program. Randlett Edmonds treasured elder and speaker of the Caddo language has recorded over two hours of words and phrases guaranteeing the survival of the language. Written and edited by Alice Anderton and Brian Levy with assistance from Charlene Wright and Vermona Collins and an introduction by Cecile Elkins Carter, the accompanying booklet and CDs address the basics of the language in a "Listen and Repeat" format. Such things as "Greetings, Daily Interactions, Family Relations, Travel, Numbers, Songs and Dances, even a section on Weather phrases, this program offers a complete introduction to this beautiful language spoken by one who spoke his language first. The Caddo Nation was once located in what is now Louisana, and portions of Texas and Oklahoma. Their headquarters and tribal offices are located today in Binger, Oklahoma.

     Books of the Choctaw Nation

#HR004 American Indian Directory - A national listing of over 540 federally recognized American Indian tribe and nations - contains addresses and phone numbers $12.95   plus S&H

Choctaw Creek Language Programs Chickasaw Language Programs

Chickasaw Language Programs

#222 Intro to Chickasaw - CD  $54.95 (plus S&H)
    (68 pp self-paced workbook with 2 hrs of audio)
#222 - audio cassette version - $49.95 (plus S&H)
Three Chickasaw speakers, Yvonne Alberson, Jerry Imotichey and Carlin Thompson, provide the pronunciation of this introduction program to show the dialectal variance of the language as it is spoken today. Easy to use! Easy to follow! The program explores grammar, basic greetings, everyday phrases, food and household words, animal names, buying things. How to ask directions, the days of the week and the months are also given. Two legends, "Eagle Feathers" and "The Ghost of White Deer" are included. Conveniently packaged in a 3-ring binder with two audio cassettes. Endorsed by the Chickasaw Nation and higly recommended for the study of the Chickasaw language.

#223 Let's Talk Chickasaw - CD $15.95 plus S&H

This "listen & repeat" method of learning has been proven in schools, universities and language programs all over the world. It is the quickest and surest method of learning how to speak a language. In these lessons, you'll be given words and phrases by three Chickasaw speakers; Yvonne Alberson, Jerry Imotchey and Carlin Thompson. All three spoke their language first and understand the importance of retaining their language, culture and heritage. Learn basic greetings, how to ask directions, food words, relationship terms and animals names, plus many usefull phrases.

#221 Chickasaw Sampler- $17.95 plus S&H
(Audio tape with booklet)

Speaker Pauline Walker of Ada, OK introduces you to the language with everyday phrases, the numbers, asking directions and food phrases. Recommended as a first step in learning to speak Chickasaw. Endorsed by the Chickasaw Nation.

#224 Chickasaw Talking Dictionary- $34.95 plus S&H

Over 7000 words compiled by Rev. Jesse and Vinnie May Humes. This CD-ROM was made from the original audio-tapes recorded by Vinnie May when the dictionary was first printed. The tapes were discovered in an old cardboard box after the death of Vinnie May in 1996. The tape are now housed in the Chickasaw Museum in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. The dictionary book was first published in 1973 by the Chickasaw Nation. A wonderful addition to your language library. Order yours today!

Chickasaw Social Songs & Stomp Dances
#411 - $10.95 #411-CD - $15.95 plus S&H
The culture and heritage of the Chickasaw Nation and its people are beautifully unique. They capture the spirit and vitality of our people as they once were and hope to be. This music, on CD or audio cassette, is an effort to preserve the songs dances and traditional practices of our ancestors, so that those who come after us will also have an appreciation of what it means to be Chickasaw. Singing and shell shaking by the Chickasaw Nation Dance Troupe. Songs include: Jump Dance, Friendship Dance, War Dance, Long Dance, plus 6 more.

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