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 ...

This event is open to all Cherokee first language speakers and second language learners to learn about the new language projects and hear songs in Cherokee. “This Speaker Gathering is one of the ...

Cherokee culture & history -- Secrets to speaking Cherokee correctly -- Syllabary review -- Transitive & intransitive verbs -- Set A verbs -- Verbs: to go, to eat, to do & to drink Cherokee ...

The pandemic has hit Native American communities hard. Among those affected are speakers of the endangered Cherokee language. Edna Raper was a fluent Cherokee speaker. She died of COVID-19 at age 67.

Arneach is learning the language with her granddaughter, and they play language games together at home. Arneach said one important motive for her continued enrollment in language classes is the desire ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation said nearly 200 Cherokee Syllabary keyboards were donated to Cherokee speakers and those learning the Cherokee language. The keyboards allow people to easily ...

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 ...