There are about 1,500 fluent speakers today, with dozens of Cherokee children growing up learning the language in their immersion schools.

Growing up in the 1960s, he learned Cherokee first, English second. The language was still thriving in small towns like Greasy, Jay, Pumpkin Hallow and others across northeastern Oklahoma.

Apr. 14—Cherokee language learners have a lot of resources at their fingertips. From community classes and speaking groups to computer apps, Cherokee Nation and other organizations are making ...

While there are 430,000 Cherokee citizens in the three federally recognized tribes, fewer than 2,000 fluent speakers remain—the majority of whom are elderly. The documentary chronicles the efforts of ...

Students at the U of A have the opportunity to learn the Cherokee language from a native speaker.

Cherokee can be a challenging language to learn, adds Sneed. It uses a syllabary: 85 written symbols, each of which signifies a different syllable.

Free Cherokee language classes will be held at Salina Early Learning Academy in August and September.

But if it weren't for folks like Scott, so many of his pretty words — the ones spoken in Cherokee — would be forgotten. So each Thursday night, Scott passes on his ancestors' language and ...

The new Cherokee Language class is a four-course series that will count toward a full language college credit.

The smartphone maker is giving its Android devices a Cherokee interface—and it digitized and open-sourced a library of 130,000 Cherokee words along the way.

The deadline is approaching for Cherokee Nation students to apply for the Rogers State University Language Concurrent Scholarship.

As the Cherokee Nation celebrates its 70th national holiday this weekend, the Cherokee Nation is trying to preserve Cherokee language and culture.