#ICYMI: The Cherokee Nation and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians joined as sister tribes at the historic Kituwah Mound near Cherokee, North Carolina, recently to sign an agreement to protect and preserve the Cherokee language, history and culture. With the Cherokee language in a state of emergency, the tribes signed a memorandum of agreement to develop collaborative projects and opportunities to support and increase the Cherokee language. The tribes agreed to share resources, also working with W

13,000 years of Cherokee history, tradition and culture are holding on by the thread of just 140 language speakers in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, along with a number of others in the Cherokee Nation and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians tribes. However, preservation efforts are looking to turn the tide. The Cherokee Language program at WCU, others at the university and members of the EBCI are rallying to save the language through a variety of preservation efforts. Some of these

You’re invited! 🤩 All Cherokee first language speakers and second language learners are invited to join us for our 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 & 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Chota Conference Center in Tahlequah! 💖 | Cherokee Nation

🔴LIVE: Tune in as Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signs the Language Incentive Program HR Policy that will increase annual hourly wage for employees who Speak Cherokee at our 7th annual Speakers Gathering! | Cherokee Nation

We're hosting a celebration of first-language Cherokee speakers tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 27 at the Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah. The Cherokee Nation Translation Department and Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program have partnered to host the Celebration of Cherokee Speakers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Cherokee Nation