Cherokee Nation Language Department Executive Director Howard Paden reported to the Tribal Council during a Culture Committee meeting on Sept. 29 that the Speaker Services program is making strides in
TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma – The nation s largest Indigenous tribe, with more than 430,000 citizens, is stepping up efforts to preserve its native language, with immersion schools and programs designed to protect
Horton Records in collaboration with Jeremy Charles, Cherokee Nation citizen and filmmaker, announced on April 13 the production of “Anvdvnelisgi,” a groundbreaking, contemporary music album with original songs all performed
An Oklahoma-produced album will be unique in representing genres ranging from reggae to rock, but what’ll truly make it extraordinary is that all its songs will be performed in Cherokee.
The album, ᎠᏅᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ (Anvdvnelisgi), is sung entirely in the Cherokee language and features metal, hip hop and folk artists. Its creators want to get more people speaking the language while jamming out.