Sherrie Begay is a tribal member of the Chickasaw Nation, which is a native American tribe, located in Oklahoma, U.S.A. She first heard the sounds of Chickasaw spoken to her by her...view moreSherrie Begay is a tribal member of the Chickasaw Nation, which is a native American tribe, located in Oklahoma, U.S.A. She first heard the sounds of Chickasaw spoken to her by her father as she grew up, and she has had a lifelong passion for the study of the language. Sherrie is a Certified Chickasaw Language Instructor, and teaches live online classes to students from all across the United States, produces live and recorded videos for the Chickasaw Classes YouTube channel and We Speak Chickasaw Language Learning Facebook group, as well as continually working on teaching and student materials. She is co-author of the first children's board book in the Chickasaw Language.Among other things, Sherrie is also a commercial photographer, writer, public speaker, singer and traditional weaver, but pursues many forms of artistic creations.Sherrie and her husband Ned are the proud parents of 5 children and 7 grandchildren.view less