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 ...

Editor’s note: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, along with two other federally-recognized tribes of Cherokee people, declared in 2019 a state of emergency for the nation’s language. The United ...

Kiona — Meaning "brown hills," this name is made famous by Mary Kiona of the Tai’t na-pam tribe (also known as the Upper ...

Like many other indigenous languages, the Cherokee language has lost native speakers over the years. However, on Dec. 3, language preservation efforts got a boost from who else but the U.S. Department ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation and the U.S. Department of the Interior partnered to help preserve and advance Native languages. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed a memorandum ...

Students at Duke University will take a field trip to Cherokee, North Carolina as a part of the new language course. For the first time ever this fall, Duke University will offer a new online Cherokee ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cherokee Nation Leaders gathered with Cherokee voice actors along with Cherokee speakers who dubbed the animated film “How to ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — We're revisiting the effort to help preserve the Cherokee language. Earlier this year, tribal leaders permanently reauthorized the Durbin Feeling Language Preservation Act, ...