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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 ...

Cherokee Nation citizens met today for a gathering to celebrate the Cherokee language. Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr says he’s hoping to make a permanent investment in making sure the language is preserved.

LETTERMAN: Jared Wheatley paints a slang spelling of "Cherokee Nation" in the Cherokee syllabary at The Refinery AVL. Photo by Sarah Hoski On April 3, Jared Wheatley was 20 minutes into painting the ...

CHEROKEE, N.C. — Kevin Tafoya grew up hearing Cherokee all around him – his mother, a grandmother and grandfather, aunts and an uncle all spoke the language that now is teetering on the edge of ...