Born in Coatsworth, Indian Territory, Vinnie May (James) Humes was an original enrollee of the Chickasaw tribe. She enrolled in Wapanucka School at eight with no knowledge of English and received her GED at age 70. She was inducted into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame in 1991. Jesse Humes was a Methodist minister for 34 years, and a fluent speaker in Chickasaw and Choctaw. He represented the Chickasaw tribe in Washington, advocating the governorship as an elected position. He was inducted into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame in 1996. Lokosh (Joshua D. Hinson) is a Chickasaw citizen, also of Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), Cherokee, and Euro-American descent. A conversational speaker of the Chickasaw language, he is the director of the Chickasaw Language Revitalization Program and an award-winning artist. He holds a bachelor's degree in painting from Abilene Christian University, a master's degree in Native American art history from the University of New Mexico, and a doctorate in Native language revitalization from the University of Oklahoma. He creates art within the Chickasaw Nation, located in Ada, Oklahoma. Lokosh (Joshua D. Hinson) is a Chickasaw citizen, also of Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), Cherokee, and Euro-American descent. A conversational speaker of the Chickasaw language, he is the director of the Chickasaw Language Revitalization Program and an award-winning artist. He holds a bachelor's degree in painting from Abilene Christian University, a master's degree in Native American art history from the University of New Mexico, and a doctorate in Native language revitalization from the University of Oklahoma. He creates art within the Chickasaw Nation, located in Ada, Oklahoma.
