Our language is the root of our culture
ᎣᏏᏲ ᏂᎦᏓ (Osiyo nigada) (Greetings everyone),
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner promised to bring you the opportunity to help save our beautiful language, the root of our culture, and now we're living up to that promise. At-large citizens across the United States are forming study groups to be connected and stay connected to our Nation, your Nation, to help not only preserve our language but to perpetuate it.
This course will involve up to 30 hours of total course time:
Three online sessions on March 18, 19, and 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. CT
Two full days of face-to-face Cherokee Nation teacher interaction at the First Americans Museum (FAM) in Oklahoma City on March 22 and 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT
A 6-hour online follow-up on March 25, 26, and 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. CT
Your Cherokee Nation is paying for everything: venue, food, and materials. What we need from you is a commitment of time and energy.
REGISTER NOW
Every two weeks, research indicates, a language is lost. Be a part of the historical renaissance of our existence by committing time and energy to attending online courses and one full weekend of in-person study by language instructors of the Cherokee Nation.
REGISTER NOW
By submitting this form, you promise to take the course, which is 100% synchronous, in its entirety, whether virtual or in-person. The information you submit is required for our reporting and will be treated as confidential. You are not required to be a Cherokee Nation citizen to take this course.
ᏩᏙ (Wado) (Thank you),
Kevin Stretch, ᏍᎦᏍᏗ
Director
Creative Development & Community Outreach
Cherokee Nation Language