Apr. 14—Cherokee language learners have a lot of resources at their fingertips. From community classes and speaking groups to computer apps, Cherokee Nation and other organizations are making the ...

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.

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation will host its seventh annual Cherokee Speakers Gathering on October 23. Leaders from ...

A SPECIAL PLACE: Western Carolina University students who are members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hold "wi," a symbol in the Cherokee language for "place." Photo courtesy of WCU In ...

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, ...

After debuting in fall 2023, the Cherokee language program at Yale is seeking to expand its course offerings. As the University’s first and only Indigenous language track for credit, the Cherokee ...

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 ...

Owen Scott knows so many beautiful words. Count them all, and you'd have more than 70 years worth of "I love yous" and "Hold my hands." But if it weren't for folks like Scott, so many of his pretty ...

TAHLEQUAH - A thousand miles from the Cherokees' ancient homeland, the Trail of Tears ended in a shady field where two winding streams merged. Elders from each of the seven clans sat down in the grass ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Though Jacob Chavez grew up around family members who spoke ...