The Cherokee Nation’s Cherokee Language Master/Apprentice Program graduated seven students Friday, March 20, during a special commencement ceremony at the Durbin Feeling Language Center in Tahlequah.

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 ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It’s a language only a few thousand people in the United States know, but the University of Arkansas is hoping to change that by offering students the chance to learn Cherokee.

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 ...

Patrick Del Percio first showed an interest in learning the Cherokee language at the age of seven, when their family visited a living history museum portraying a 1760s Cherokee village. Del Percio ...

The Cherokee Nation will raise the pay for employees who speak or start learning Cherokee, and the Nation will expand home health for elderly native speakers, as part of an increasing effort to ...

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 ...

The Cherokee Nation and Middle-earth are converging in a powerful new project that will give the language of the largest tribe in the United States a new global platform. For more than a year, ...

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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, ...

As the Cherokee Nation celebrates its 70th national holiday this weekend, the Cherokee Nation is trying to preserve Cherokee language and culture. As the Cherokee Nation celebrates its 70th national ...