Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. addressed the largest gathering of first-language and fluent Cherokee speakers in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. addressed the largest gathering of first-language and fluent Cherokee speakers in ...

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 ...

Benjamin Frey, American Studies professor at the University of North Carolina, sits under the native Ilex vomitoria tree on campus in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Frey, a member of the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Members of the Cherokee Nation say there are less than 2,000 first-language Cherokee speakers left. They are fighting to keep their language alive. The Cherokee people believe their language is a gift ...

Dr. Brittany Hunt grew up in Robeson County, North Carolina, where there's a large Indigenous population. But when she got to college, she was just one of a few Native students on campus. That’s when ...

By itself, being able to read smartphone home screens in Cherokee won’t be enough to safeguard the Indigenous language, endangered after a long history of erasure. But it might be a step toward ...

Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, John Weston, President of the WCCA, defined thier mission, which is operating under the ...

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 ...

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 ...