In a message dated 8/15/2006 2:08:05 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: When I was a young boy visiting Hugo, OK, my father (whose mother was 1/8 by blood) would sometimes go into the old general store of Smith Luton. One would say "Chickama". and the other would answer "Chickama choma". At least that's what it sounded like to me. Is my memory correct? What is the meaning? Thanks for any help. Sounds to me like the Chickasaw, "Chukma?" (or in Choctaw, Chim achukma?, "are you well?") with a reply that could have been "Chukma siah" (Achukma siah) or "I am well." Ron