Cherokee pop-soul singer Austin Markham was among the recording artists who contributed a song to the new Cherokee-language album "Anvdvnelisgi," which translates to "Performers" in English. Austin ...

The University of Tulsa is renewing its efforts to help preserve the Cherokee language. This is one of several efforts underway to teach more people the language, which is considered to be extremely ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden spent about four and a half hours in Green Country, visiting the Cherokee Nation's Language Immersion School along with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. After ...

Oct 19, 2024 Oct 19, 2024 Updated Oct 19, 2024 0 It was suggested to Agalisiga “The Chuj” Mackey that it’s a horrible thing when something vanishes from the face of the earth, whether that something ...

“So my parents and myself, we’re products of that.” said Tiger, a Cherokee language teacher at Cherokee Central School. Tiger said although most families do have first-language speakers of tribal ...

Like many Cherokee Nation citizens of his generation, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. never had the chance to learn his tribal language in school. He said those opportunities simply didn’t exist at ...

MARS HILL - The Cherokee were the first settlers of Madison County and left pictographs on Paint Rock in what is now Hot Springs, some of them detailing the reputed magical powers of the mineral ...

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden spent about four and a half hours in Green Country, visiting the Cherokee Nation's Language Immersion School along with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. After ...