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9.9K views · 949 reactions | Language is one of the most important aspects of Cherokee culture. Learn how to say “language” with Cherokee Word of the Week. | Visit Cherokee Nation | Facebook

New efforts are underway to record and preserve our beautiful Cherokee language. ❤️ The Cherokee Nation Language Department has been meeting with Cherokee Speakers to record their conversations and has already recorded 282 Cherokee Speakers speaking for a total of 352.5 hours, with a goal of reaching 10,000 hours. The hope is that these recordings will assist and be a point of reference for second-language learners in the future. Speakers being recorded for this project must be fluent and posses

This Indigenous leader invented a written language for the Cherokee people without being literate himself. | The History Page

📚 Looking for a cute Cherokee language book for children? Check out this book from our friends at Cherokees for Black Indian History Preservation Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Tahlequah! This book is so adorable and all proceeds from its purchase goes go back into helping CBIHP Foundation preserve Cherokee and Native American history, emphasizing on Black Indian history. A great book with a great cause! ❤ Get yours today by visiting https://www.cbihpfoundation.org/cbihp-books.html. #N

46K views · 1.5K reactions | We love our traditional Cherokee stories! Roy Boney, who oversees the Cherokee Nation Language department, has created an illustrated version of the story of the Cherokees fleeing their home island on canoes. The narration is by Anna Sixkiller, and was originally recorded for an exhibit at the Cherokee National History Museum in downtown Tahlequah. We hope you enjoy this story: | Cherokee Nation | Facebook