National conference highlighted a year of instruction and networking for new language program This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Cherokee language being adopted by the Cherokee Nation that — ...

Two hundred years ago, the brilliant statesman and inventor Sequoyah presented the Cherokee syllabary to the Cherokee Nation. This year we are honoring the bicentennial of Sequoyah’s historic ...

The Cherokee Nation’s language-focused middle school in Tahlequah is on track to open this year for the fall semester.

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (KFOR) – Cherokee language lessons are now available for download on two applications. According to the Cherokee Nation, the tribe’s Language Department is making use of two apps to ...

Press release from Western Carolina University: Mock-up of panels in Cherokee Language and Culture Exhibition. Ramona Lossie created the basket weave design. Western Carolina University’s Bardo Arts ...

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 ...

Dr. Hartwell Francis reads from a hand-printed Cherokee language book made in partnership with Western Carolina University. (Photo by Anya Petrone Slepyan/The Daily Yonder) At the entrance to the New ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. $20 million Durbin Feeling Language Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. (Photo/Courtesy of the Cherokee Nation) Guest Opinion. The ...

TAHLEQUAH - Cherokee language speakers now have their choice of computer operating systems for their tech needs. Launched Wednesday at Sequoyah High School, Cherokee is now available as part of the ...