Cherokee is Dennis Sixkiller’s first spoken language, but it wasn’t until the early 2000s that he learned to read and write ...

Apr. 14—Cherokee language learners have a lot of resources at their fingertips. From community classes and speaking groups to computer apps, Cherokee Nation and other organizations are making the ...

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An Oklahoma public TV station is collaborating with the Cherokee Nation to produce the first-ever televised course for learning the Cherokee language. Rogers State University Public TV in Claremore ...

Pickens County, S.C. (WSPA) – Hagood Mill Historical Site in Pickens County received a grant to teach the Cherokee Language and you can get your first taste of these lessons at a festival at the Mill ...

SALINA, Okla. — Free Cherokee language classes will be held at Salina Early Learning Academy in August and September. The classes will be held on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. starting on ...

Jan 26, 2024 Jan 26, 2024 Updated Jan 27, 2024 0 The Cherokee Nation is going viral with some of its most recent efforts to keep the Cherokee language alive and revitalize its language education ...

Guest Opinion. Four years ago, the Durbin Feeling Language Preservation Act launched Cherokee Nation on a historic journey to preserving and perpetuating the Cherokee language. Language has always ...

A SPECIAL PLACE: Western Carolina University students who are members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hold "wi," a symbol in the Cherokee language for "place." Photo courtesy of WCU In ...

Like many other indigenous languages, the Cherokee language has lost native speakers over the years. However, on Dec. 3, language preservation efforts got a boost from who else but the U.S. Department ...