Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 14—Cherokee language learners have a lot of resources at their fingertips. From community classes and speaking groups to ...

Some linguists estimate that roughly half of the world’s 7,000 or so languages are on the verge of extinction. A language might die out when a small territory is forced to integrate with a ruling ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It’s a language only a few thousand people in the United States know, but the University of Arkansas is hoping to change that by offering students the chance to learn Cherokee.

John “Bullet” Standingdeer grew up hunting, fishing and swimming in the same mountains his Cherokee ancestors had occupied for thousands of years. He later started performing his tribe’s native dances ...

Four days a week, Micah Swimmer facilitates an all-day language session between young adults who are learning Eastern Band Cherokee and older, fluent speakers. He points to the back of his classroom ...

The Cherokee Nation is set to host a series of free lunch and learn sessions in Tahlequah this spring, focusing on educating the public about Cherokee history and culture. The sessions, running from ...

Jakeli Swimmer keeps a little black notebook nearby while he teaches. The worn pages of the spiral notebook are covered in his scrawled notes and doodles of legends he has heard since childhood. The ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation will be providing education on various aspects of Cherokee history and culture during their spring "Lunch and Learn" lecture series at the NSU Jazz Lab. "This is ...

For language learners today, the Cherokee Bible does more than show how the Cherokee interpreted Christian theology; it is a ...