The Cherokee Nation and Middle-earth are converging in a powerful new project that will give the language of the largest tribe in the United States a new global platform. For more than a year, ...

Guest Opinion. Four years ago, the Durbin Feeling Language Preservation Act launched Cherokee Nation on a historic journey to preserving and perpetuating the Cherokee language. Language has always ...

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 ...

Cherokee Nation citizens met today for a gathering to celebrate the Cherokee language. Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr says he’s hoping to make a permanent investment in making sure the language is preserved.

CHEROKEE, North Carolina (WLOS) — So few people speak Cherokee now, the language is considered endangered. But there are ongoing efforts to keep it alive. The latest endeavor involves technology most ...

The University of Tulsa is renewing its efforts to help preserve the Cherokee language. This is one of several efforts underway to teach more people the language, which is considered to be extremely ...

Even before the pandemic hit, the Cherokee Nation was dealing with a crisis: the potential disappearance of its native language. Only about 2,000 people can speak the Cherokee language fluently. And ...

TULSA, Okla. — Two Oklahoma-based tribal nations are not just honoring their history, but making history in pop culture through dubbing native languages in prominent streaming shows. “We were wanting ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Author's note: The video above first aired in January 2020, as part of a separate story about a student learning American Sign Language. By itself, being able to read smartphone ...

In the spring of 2021, Motorola added support for two Indigenous languages spoken in Latin America as part of a push to make its products more inclusive and accessible. Now, any Motorola phone running ...

That's the hope of Principal Chief Richard Sneed of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, who's counting on more inclusive consumer technology — and the involvement of a major tech company — to help ...