Chickasaw Press

11/10/2025

Bookstore Event, Nov. 12 📚 — Discover new reads, meet featured authors, and enjoy a fun afternoon at the Chickasaw Press Bookstore!
- Lunch available for purchase from Kungfu Cowboy Tex-Asian Smokehouse.
- Plus, a photo op with our White Dog Press inflatable!

G.M. DiDesidero - Author Page + Mary Ruth Barnes Art and Writing

11/08/2025

Chimaafammi nittak achiyoppa'shki, Governor!

Join us in wishing Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby a happy birthday.

11/05/2025

In 2023, the Chickasaw Nation Heritage Preservation Division secured a Tribal Heritage Grant from the National Park Service to deepen understanding of Chickasaw culture and values. This grant facilitated a unique opportunity for Chickasaw elders to visit our historic Homeland and engage with the Chickasaw Explorers. Learn more:

In 2023, the Chickasaw Nation Heritage Preservation Division secured a Tribal Heritage Grant from the National Park Service to deepen understanding of Chicka...

11/03/2025

Writer's Digest — Chickasaw Press Author Mary Ruth Barnes shared the research and writing process she used for her historical novel "Where Birds Land," inspired by her great-grandmother’s story. Read it here: https://www.writersdigest.com/the-research-and-writing-process-for-my-historical-novel

Mary Ruth Barnes Art and Writing

11/03/2025

Native American Heritage Month — Chickasaw Press is celebrating our heritage and diverse array of authors. Since 2006, Chickasaw Press has had the opportunity to preserve, perpetuate and provide an awareness of Chickasaw history and culture. We look forward to celebrating this month!

10/31/2025

Let's learn Chickasaw: Sholop I̲nittak Ayokpa — Happy Halloween! 🎃

You can find this phrase along with other holiday greetings in the new Chickasaw Basic Language: Workbook III, available now at ChickasawPress.com

10/24/2025

The Chickasaw Nation Department of Culture and Humanities is looking forward to the 2025 Imanoli Writer’s Conference, Friday, November 14. This year features speakers and guests from across the country to share their writing knowledge.

Registration is free and open to the public. Sign up today: Chickasaw.net/Imanoli

10/22/2025

Chickasaw Press wishes Thomas Cowger a Happy Birthday!

Thomas W. Cowger, Ph.D., is a retired professor of history, and previous director of the Native American Studies program at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. Cowger has also held the Chickasaw Nation Endowed Chair in Native American Studies from 2004 to 2019. He is author of “The National Congress of American Indians: The Founding Years” and co-author of “Lyndon Johnson Remembered: An Intimate Portrait of a Presidency,” and “Piominko: Chickasaw Leader.”

10/20/2025

Chickasaw Author, G.M. DiDesidero's recent interview with Deborah Kalb — learn more about the world of "Undrowned" here: https://aachompa.com/products/undrowned-hardcover

Q&A with G.M. DiDesidero about her new YA novel, UNDROWNED.
https://tinyurl.com/2t4fcpkv

10/17/2025

“Chickasaw Basic Language: Workbook III” is a continuation of “Workbook II.”

Students of Chikashshanompa' (the Chickasaw language) can expect to progress in their understanding of Chickasaw vocabulary and grammar structure. It includes five chapters, complete with vocabulary, quizzes, and tests.

Buy here: https://aachompa.com/products/chickasaw-basic-language?_pos=1&_psq=workbook&_ss=e&_v=1.0

10/16/2025

National Dictionary Day — Explore Chikashshanompa' (the Chickasaw language) with a Chickasaw Press dictionary. Learn more: https://aachompa.com/search?options%5Bprefix%5D=last&q=Dictionaries

Also available is the online dictionary with audio.
https://aachompa.com/pages/resources-and-videos

10/15/2025

An inspiring story of determination and grit . . . In this stand-alone companion to “Little Bird,” Mary Ruth Barnes crafts an engaging family saga that spans from Indian Territory to Oklahoma statehood against the backdrop of the state’s changing landscape. 🐴🌳

Learn the fate of Ella McSwain and get your copy today: https://aachompa.com/products/where-birds-land-hardcover?_pos=1&_sid=19ec04d80&_ss=r