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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cherokee Nation Leaders gathered with Cherokee voice actors along with Cherokee speakers who dubbed the animated film “How to Train Your Dragon” in the Cherokee language. (Photo/Cherokee Nation) In a ...
The Cherokee Nation is set to host a series of free lunch and learn sessions in Tahlequah this spring, focusing on educating the public about Cherokee history a ...
KENWOOD, Okla. — On September 26, the Cherokee Nation’s Marshal Service satellite office and new Cherokee Language Department office opened in Kenwood. Nearly 16,000 Cherokee citizens live within a 15 ...
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 ...
TAHLEQUAH — Cherokee Nation leaders and Cherokee language speakers joined representatives of Kiwa Digital Ltd. to unveil the new Cherokee Language Dictionary app during a celebration at Durbin Feeling ...
TAHLEQUAH — Nine-year-old Lauren Hummingbird wants a cell phone for Christmas — and not just any old phone, but an iPhone. Such a request normally would be met with skepticism by her father, Cherokee ...
Dr. Hartwell Francis reads from a hand-printed Cherokee language book made in partnership with Western Carolina University. (Photo by Anya Petrone Slepyan/The Daily Yonder) At the entrance to the New ...