GLOSSARY

Aachompa':
A place to buy things

Aaimpa':
A place to eat

Aaittafama':
Gathering place

Aba' Aanowa':
A placefor walking above

Chikasha Inchokka':
Chickasaw house

Chikasha Poya:
We are Chickasaw

Chokkowa:
Come in

Holisso:
Paper or book

Kochcha' Aabiniili':
Outdoor seating



These three symbols are found on pottery, ornaments and shell
engravings of the ancient peoples of the southeastern United States.
They each represent dimensions of the Chickasaw Cultural Center.

Together, they remind us how the past can inform the future.
They promise the light of knowledge will shine from this place.

 
The SpiralSymbolizing the wind, and depicts life's journey from
birth to the afterlife.
The Sacred EyeRepresenting the all-seeing
eye of the Creator.
It also signifies the
Chickasaw worldview.

The SunReflecting rebirth or
renewal; the giver of light,
the heavenly realm.