Chickasaw Nation

Political Name: Chickasaw Nation

Pronunciation: Chih-kuh-SAW

Self-Designated Name: Chikasha

Title of Tribal Leader: Governor

Language: Muskogean

Tribal Greeting: Chokma! (Hello)

Cultural Relatives: Seminole Nation, Muscogee Nation, Cherokee Nation, Choctaw Nation

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Ada, Oklahoma, where the Chickasaw Nation is headquartered.
Chickasaw Nation is headquartered in Ada, OK.
A gray map of the continental United States with all 39 tribes names over their homelands with black lines to their current reservation areas in the state of Oklahoma (highlighted in pink).
This map represents the Chickasaw homelands in the southeastern United States.