Lokosh (Joshua D. Hinson, PhD)

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Lokosh (Joshua D. Hinson, PhD)

Lokosh (Joshua D. Hinson, PhD)

Lokosh (Joshua D. Hinson) is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. A fluent second language speaker of the Chickasaw language, poet, and award-winning artist, he holds a bachelor of fine arts in painting from Abilene Christian University, a master’s degree in Native American art history from the University of New Mexico, and a PhD in native language revitalization from the University of Oklahoma. He writes and makes art on the Chickasaw Nation Reservation, Ada, Oklahoma.

Hinson, whose Chickasaw name Lokosh translates as “Gourd,” is of the Imatapo (Their Lean-to People) house group and Kowishto' (Panther) clan.

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