Chickasaw

The Chickasaw Indians lived originally in Mississippi, just north of ttie Choctaws, to whom they are linguistically related. About 1530 they were moved to what is now Oklahoma, where today they number about 5,000. Most of them live near the town of Ardmore, in the southernmost part of the state. About 2,500 people are still able to speak the language. Chickasaw belongs to the Muskogean family.