Cherokee Nation citizens met today for a gathering to celebrate the Cherokee language. Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr says he’s hoping to make a permanent investment in making sure the language is preserved.

A nation far flung, miles and miles of unpaved roads and a people wary of speaking with outsiders: Two storytellers faced a slew of hurdles when they set out to chronicle the dwindling Cherokee ...

Guest Opinion. The language that our ancestors spoke to pass along Cherokee wisdom through countless generations; that the unique Cherokee genius Sequoyah created a syllabary for; that Cherokee hero ...

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 ...

National conference highlighted a year of instruction and networking for new language program This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Cherokee language being adopted by the Cherokee Nation that — ...

Thirteen years ago, in an unguarded moment on her first day of kindergarten, Emilee Chavez spoke a single word of English. And a classmate immediately ran to tell the teacher. “Hey,” the teacher ...

LOST CITY, Okla. — The kindergarten teacher speaks to her class in Cherokee, telling the children to pull out their mats for nap time. Using their Cherokee names, she instructs ‘‘Yo-na,'' or Bear, to ...

Three students of Cherokee Elementary School on the first bus ride of the 2024 school year. (Photo by Caroline Parker/EducationNC) This story was originally published by EducationNC. In this article, ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation's Cherokee Language Master/Apprentice Program graduated 8 students during a special commencement at the Chota Center. Erlinda Soap (ᏓᎦᏏ), of Lyons Switch; Jarren ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation partnered with DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal to dub How to Train Your Dragon into Cherokee, advancing efforts to preserve the Cherokee language. Last ...

Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr says he's hoping to make a permanent investment in making sure the language is preserved. First-language speakers are Cherokee citizens who have been speaking Cherokee since they ...