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The Cherokee Nation, the largest of three federally recognized Cherokee tribes, numbers more than 284,000 citizens. Today fewer than 8,000 people speak Cherokee fluently and most of them are older than 45. Over the last few years the Nation has taken a number of creative measures to revitalize the language.
Photos in Video Courtesy
Principal Chief Chad Smith
Cherokee Nation
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- Cherokee in We Shall Remain
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Coming in April:
Links to language scenes from the seriesWatch Now: Preview Film: Language
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- Teaching Children (current page)
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In 2001, the Cherokee Nation opened a language immersion school for Cherokee children, starting with one class of pre-schoolers. Today, the school has 58 children from pre-school to third grade.
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- Teaching Teenagers
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Made up of 45 Cherokee teenagers, the Cherokee National Youth Choir sings almost exclusively in Cherokee. The choir performs traditional music, gospel, patriotic music translated into Cherokee, and children's songs. view clip
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- Teaching Teachers
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Harry Oosahwee teaches Cherokee to the next generation of Cherokee teachers at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. view clip
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