In 2021, Francis was admitted as an honorary member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian for “his work in preserving the Cherokee language”, after “a decade getting to know the speakers and working ...

TULSA, Okla. — Two Oklahoma-based tribal nations are not just honoring their history, but making history in pop culture through dubbing native languages in prominent streaming shows. “We were wanting ...

Guest Opinion.Language connects us to our ancestors, our identity and our place in the world. For Cherokee Nation, preserving and revitalizing our unique language is a sacred duty. With every word of ...

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 ...

Many Indigenous languages are at risk of dying out after centuries of forced assimilation. A cohort of administrators at Kansas City Public Schools and members of the KC Indian Center are trying to ...

A small group of adults in Tulsa are learning to sing in Cherokee, as they revive the language some spoke and sang in childhood. It’s part of a larger effort by the Cherokee Nation to preserve and ...

SAVING TSALAGI: Songwriter Kalyn Fay (Cherokee Nation, Muscogee Creek), who performs on the album Anvdvnelisgi (ᎠᏅᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ), will perform at The Way We Speak with the World on Aug. 5. Photo courtesy of ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation and the U.S. Department of the Interior partnered to help preserve and advance Native languages. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed a memorandum ...

Editor’s note: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, along with two other federally-recognized tribes of Cherokee people, declared in 2019 a state of emergency for the nation’s language. The United ...

Members of the Cherokee Nation are on a mission to help preserve their native language for generations to come. Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner from the Cherokee Nation joins us on the Arca ...

ASHEVILLE - Today’s question intersects two things we might not often think of going hand-in-hand: roads and language. Got a question for Answer Man or Answer Woman? Email Interim Executive Editor ...