TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma – The nation s largest Indigenous tribe, with more than 430,000 citizens, is stepping up efforts to preserve its native language, with immersion schools and programs designed to protect
For nearly a year fluent Cherokee Speaker Rosie Flute was cooking family meals on an electric burner after her stove wore out. Raindrops would frequently drip down the ceiling in
As spring is in full bloom, Cherokees go out to gather wild edibles as they have always done. One edible that is not well known but still gathered is cut
Since a Cherokee language class was introduced at Kansas Public Schools for eighth through 12th grades, Cherokee students have had an interest in learning more about their Native language and