ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ ᏓᎾᎵᎮᎵᎬᎢ: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ ᏚᎾᏙᎥ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ. The Cherokee Speakers Roll

The Cherokee language is sacred to our people and unfortunately, it's endangered. Learn about a special book, created to recognize our first-language speakers, that is having a greater impact than ever imagined.

[@randallfoltyniewicz7505]

Make Cherokee language learning mandatory in ALL schools within the Cherokee Nation. Compensate the teachers at a 20-50% premium compared to standard teacher rates. The language will last forever.

[@TeacherKole]

Wado, Ed Fields and Meli, for online classes!

[@smokinevangelist9202]

Osiyo duna diniyoli! Halito Chata! I do not live on a reservation. However I have Cherokee and Cherokee Freedman ancestry. Also have family ties to the Choctaw. Chata Siv Hoke! My families were separated by slavery, Revolutionary War and Indian Removal. I've been learning and speaking both Cherokee and Choctaw for a while now. My wife has ancestry to the Oklahoma Cherokee res also. Our children are more Cherokee than we are. So I speak Cherokee to our children. So they know it when they hear it. Stiyo! Donada gohvi!

[@thomaszaccone3960]

A language is a work of art. It should never become extinct.

[@harrietpeabody2118]

Wado for sharing

[@deedeewinfrey3181]

We're still here.

[@deniseellis6175]

Gvyalielitsehi. Wado. I am an English speaker with Cherokee ancestry. Noquu gadeloquaha Tsalagi. I see my Cherokee language instructor on the "First Cherokee Language Speakers Roll Book,"--Ed Fields.

[@1Lightdancer]

I've just begun the nation's online classes with Ed Fields' and was happy to see his signature in the book as well! Osda ale wado!

[@deniseellis6175]

Lightdancer,, Wado for your response. You will love Ed Fields' classes. I cannot get enough of them.

[@deniseellis6175]

@@1Lightdancer Osda ale wado for your response. You will love Ed Fields' classes. I cannot get enough of them.

[@1Lightdancer]

Siyo Denise - vv - I am so happy to be learning CWY with Ed and with Meli's help! Donadagohvi

[@deniseellis6175]

@@1Lightdancer Howa lightdancer!

[@navigator5426]

Humanity has such a rich cultural inheritance, when a culture or part of a culture such as language disappears, the all of Humanity suffers. However, I truly believe Unequa will never let the Cherokee disapear, as long as we listen to Unequa, we can keep the Beauty that Unequa has given to the Cherokee.

[@TimothyWalters-p2q]

Thank You

[@RoyalKnightVIII]

I hope one day soon you're able to have a full episode only on cherokee w cherokee subtitles :)

[@CKWatiyeli]

I have family in the speaker’s roll, but they are all in their 70s and 80s now…

[@greggates9568]

Osiyo My great grandma is on the rolls. Wish I knew how to claim my citizenship in the Cherokee Nation.

[@mikhahrreaves3126]

I'm in process of getting my tribe membership. How much and when are classes? I would love to be a fluent speaker! My name is De Tinogi. Wado!!

[@themoonisalwaysfull6480]

💛🍯🐝

[@RoyalKnightVIII]

ᎣᏍᏓ!

[@JMR-]

How do we sign the roll?