Cherokee Nation Deputy Chief Bryan Warner speaks about the tribe’s new Cherokee Language Dictionary app during a celebration event with the app’s developers. (Photo/Cherokee Nation) Cherokee Nation ...

A nation far flung, miles and miles of unpaved roads and a people wary of speaking with outsiders: Two storytellers faced a slew of hurdles when they set out to chronicle the dwindling Cherokee ...

After taking Cherokee language classes for five years, Sandra Gilliam can finally read her ancestors' language. "I know what some of the signs in Tahlequah say now," Gilliam said. Gilliam said she ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla., June 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Among the more than 380,000 citizens of the Cherokee Nation -- the largest tribe in the U.S. -- there are roughly 2,000 fluent Cherokee speakers, ...

Three students of Cherokee Elementary School on the first bus ride of the 2024 school year. (Photo by Caroline Parker/EducationNC) This story was originally published by EducationNC. In this article, ...

TAHLEQUAH -- Cherokees believe their language could be two generations away from extinction, but a new bachelor's degree program introduced Tuesday could have the tribal government operating in ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Chuck Hoskin Jr., Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, about the importance of preserving Native languages. Among many Native American communities, their languages ...

The people across this country given priority for coronavirus vaccines include first responders, medical workers and, in some places, Cherokee speakers. The Cherokee Nation, based in Oklahoma, offered ...