David Crawler is this year’s recipient of the Cherokee Phoenix’s Seven Feathers award for language. He has worked for the Cherokee Nation since 2009 as a translator. “What I do there, I translate for the Cherokee Phoenix. I put the articles in the Cherokee language. I translate for the schools…the (Cherokee) Immersion (School). They need stuff all of the time, so we help translate materials for the school as well as the (Cherokee), North Carolina, immersion school. We work with them for whatever

This song translated in our Cherokee language will move you! Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program Graduate Mikah Glass, 28, of Greasy led the song Wednesday during the graduation ceremony. The song is a tribute to those speakers who have passed on. | Cherokee Nation

9.9K views · 949 reactions | Language is one of the most important aspects of Cherokee culture. Learn how to say “language” with Cherokee Word of the Week. | Visit Cherokee Nation | Facebook

3.7K views · 66 reactions | The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the western part of North Carolina have been working hard to preserve their rich culture, especially the Cherokee language and COVID-19 has made it more urgent. | ABC11 WTVD | Facebook

#ICYMI: A documentary months in the making, listen to the stories of Cherokee first language speakers and the efforts of the tribe to revitalize our language for the next generation of Cherokees. The first documentary of its kind for the Cherokee Nation, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎣᏥᏬᏂᏍᎪᎢ ᎠᎭᏂ | Cherokee Spoken Here. | Cherokee Nation

We love our traditional Cherokee stories! Roy Boney, who oversees the Cherokee Nation Language department, has created an illustrated version of the story of the Cherokees fleeing their home island on canoes. The narration is by Anna Sixkiller, and was originally recorded for an exhibit at the Cherokee National History Museum in downtown Tahlequah. We hope you enjoy this story: | Cherokee Nation