Apr. 14—Cherokee language learners have a lot of resources at their fingertips. From community classes and speaking groups to computer apps, Cherokee Nation and other organizations are making the ...

Next semester, Yale University will, for the first time, offer a Cherokee language class that will count toward the school’s language requirement. Cherokee language instructor Patrick DelPercio, who ...

Patrick Del Percio first showed an interest in learning the Cherokee language at the age of seven, when their family visited a living history museum portraying a 1760s Cherokee village. Del Percio ...

SALINA, Okla. — Free Cherokee language classes will be held at Salina Early Learning Academy in August and September. The classes will be held on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. starting on ...

Duke University introduced a new language class this fall semester: Cherokee. The course is part of Duke’s Native American Studies Initiative, which aims to raise the visibility of Indigenous ...

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 ...

At Maxwell Park Library's Thursday night Cherokee language class, teachers are students and vice versa. About two years ago the class's former instructor resigned because of an illness, so a group of ...

A SPECIAL PLACE: Western Carolina University students who are members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hold "wi," a symbol in the Cherokee language for "place." Photo courtesy of WCU In ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Indigenous languages face a high risk of dying out after centuries of being prohibited. Kansas City Public Schools are trying to change that by bringing the Cherokee language ...