Chickasaw Chat Café

The Next Chapter of My Chickasaw Journey - Episode 19

After almost a year away from public view, Sherrie returns to share what happened during one of the most difficult seasons of her life, and what was happening behind the scenes.After experiencing several losses within her family and helping navigate the transition of moving her mother into a nursing home, Sherrie needed time to grieve and support her family.But the pause in public activity wasn't a pause in her Chickasaw language work.During that time, she returned to a massive project that had been 14 years in the making and completed the entire Zero to Hero Chickasaw Grammar Essentials program.In this episode, Sherrie reflects on how that accomplishment connects to a Chickasaw language journey that began when her father told her, as a young girl, that she needed to learn her language.She also looks ahead to the next chapter - including new Chickasaw songs, books, manuscripts, language projects, and other creations waiting to be shared.
Three Key Takeaways

1. A season of stepping away doesn't necessarily mean you're standing still.Sometimes life requires us to pause publicly while important work continues quietly behind the scenes.2. A long journey can become clearer when you look backward.Five decades of studying, teaching, writing, researching, and creating may have felt like separate steps at the time. Looking back, Sherrie can now see one connected path.3. Completing one major project can create space for what's next.The completion of Zero to Hero Chickasaw Grammar Essentials isn't the end of Sherrie's Chickasaw language work. It's creating a foundation for new songs, books, language resources, and creative projects.
Resources Mentioned

• Zero to Hero Chickasaw Grammar Essentials — self-paced Chickasaw grammar course• Chickasaw Online Language Arts — courses and Chickasaw language learning resources• Chickasaw Classes YouTube channel — Chickasaw language lessons, songs, and other content• Sherrie's Chickasaw Christmas song 
Continue the Journey

If you're ready to deepen your understanding of Chickasaw grammar, explore Zero to Hero Chickasaw Grammar Essentials and the other resources available through Chickasaw Online Language Arts.Visit Chickasaw Online Language ArtsChokma'shki for listening and for being part of this journey.

Ep. 18: In this episode: join me  as I reveal the brand new Chickasaw Children's book that just came out: "foshi' Chickasaw Book of Colors", and the exciting features and companion products included in this launch. Originally recorded for YouTube; click here to watch the video version and see the images first hand.

See below for all the links to products mentioned in this video.

Click here for foshi' paperbacks:

Click here for foshi' hardback and foshi' themed wear

Click here for foshi' digital versions

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Ep. 17: In this episode you'll learn the contemporary names for Chickasaw months, and what they used to be called by our ancestors. You'll also learn how to use words like these in sentences.

Register for the 2025 Chickasaw Comprehension Courses today! Click the link for details.

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Ep. 16: In this episode you'll learn the lyrics of our brand new, first ever, Chickasaw Christmas song!
You can watch the music video on our YouTube channel by clicking here.
Or visit Chickasaw Classes on YouTube.

Interested in adding Chickasaw Grammar to your homeschool or college curriculum?
Click here to check out the new "Zero to Hero Chickasaw Grammar Essentials" self-paced  program, available as part of the C.O.L.A. Community Pass, or go to www.chickasawonlinelanguagearts.com and click the "Start Here" button on the menu bar.
*Our courses are Homeschool friendly, and participants receive a Certificate of Completion that includes credit hours at the end of each level.
*Chickasaw citizenship is not required to enroll in our courses.

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Ep. 15: In this episode you'll learn a way to say "Happy Thanksgiving" in Chickasaw, some words you can use at the Thanksgiving meal, and listen to a Thanksgiving prayer adapted from the Chickasaw elders Pray of Thanks. You can get a copy of the Chickasaw Prayer Book at the Chickasaw Press website.

Interested in adding Chickasaw Grammar to your homeschool or college curriculum?
Click here to check out the new "Zero to Hero Chickasaw Grammar Essentials" self-paced  program, available as part of the C.O.L.A. Community Pass, or go to www.chickasawonlinelanguagearts.com and click the "Start Here" button on the menu bar.
*Our courses are Homeschool friendly, and participants receive a Certificate of Completion that includes credit hours at the end of each level.
*Chickasaw citizenship is not required to enroll in our courses.

For more information about our online courses, visit us at www.chickasawonlinelanguagearts.com

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Ep. 14: In this episode, You'll learn the words for family members and then how those words indicate the Chickasaw way of thinking, aka. the Chickasaw worldview. I'll also go over some outside worldviews that are antithetical to the Chickasaw worldview and threaten to erode the Chickasaw culture.

For books on how men think differently than women, see the following:
"For Women Only" by Shaunti Feldhahn
"Love and Respect" by Emerson Eggerichs

For Information about Marxism:
John Owen Explains The Origins of Marxism in our Country Today
Origins of "Gender Identity" Just Thinking Podcast (Apple Podcasts)

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Ep. 13: This is it! The episode I've been waiting for, to tell you all about the BIG project we've been working on for the last year and a half. You'll also hear from one of our beta testers on her experience with the program.

Click here to check out the new program, or go to www.chickasawonlinelanguagearts.com and click the "Start Here" button on the menu bar.

Use the Launch Special Codes below for this special one time offer:
-For 10% off the Quarterly Subscription, use code: Quarter10
-For 10% off the Annual Subscription, use code: Annual10


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Ep.12: In this sixth episode, of the Basic Skills Series, we’ll learn some simple ways to talk about meal times, while learning some new vocabulary. 

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Ep.11: In this fifth episode, of the Basic Skills Series, we’ll learn to play "Simon Says" with Chickasaw action words. We'll learn the new vocabulary, and then practice responding to the commands. This is an active lesson, so get ready to move around!

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Ep. 10: Have you ever attended the Chickasaw Annual Festival? If you haven't, you've probably got a lot of questions about planning your trip. In this episode, I'll share my best travel tips from all the years I've been attending the Annual Festival. If you still have questions after listening to this episode, go ahead and send them to me at [email protected]
I hope this episode encourages you to attend the festival! Happy travels!

See the festival schedule here.

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