The Cherokee Nation’s Cherokee Language Master/Apprentice Program graduated seven students Friday, March 20, during a special commencement ceremony at the Durbin Feeling Language Center in Tahlequah.

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 ...

The Cherokee Nation will raise the pay for employees who speak or start learning Cherokee, and the Nation will expand home health for elderly native speakers, as part of an increasing effort to ...

At the entrance to the New Kituwah Academy in Cherokee, North Carolina, a big red sign reads ‘English Stops Here.’ The school, which teaches preschool through the sixth grade, is a Cherokee language ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — On Friday, the largest Kindergarten class graduated from the Cherokee Immersion School, along with two 8th grade students. "I am as proud as I can be to have a chance to speak at ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...