My family descends from the McCall family in NC that intermarried with Native Americans and I have a tin type of my ancestress who was Native American. She was born in 1804.
I have a book I bought at the museum in Cherokee, NC.that has the language and alpha bet and samples of Bible verses in Cherokee in it. I was under the impression Cherokee was being taught in the schools. I know the Navaho do this. Cherokee is a beautiful language. I've heard hymns sung in it. My Grandpa met an old gentleman named Mr Tom Jumper who invited us to his church. Beautiful singing.
My Cherokee ancestors are of the Eastern Band Cherokees. I live in Missouri, but my great grandmother came to Oklahoma from North Carolina. I want to learn the language and be able to help teach any of my family members who are interested about our language and heritage.
I didn't go to college, although I believe it comes from heart. Also alot of people try to block it out cause of the hardest things everyone has been lost.
Osiyo on the Dark Side of the Moon! My conversation with the Federal Gov. to Free Native American Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier who’s been falsely imprisoned going on half a century and to honor the Indian Treaties (pre-constitutional law) forming the basis of our great nation was almost entirely redacted on national TV shortly before the insurrection because it demanded that the then President also relinquish the nuclear codes which has never been done. Oct. 2020 I spoke with at least around a dozen federal agents including the FBI and even the US Navy. Trump says before being elected, “We have nuclear weapons so why can’t we use them?” Nancy Pelosi confirmed to our international audience on national TV that indeed they where removing the nuclear codes with the help of the CIA and if anyone has any questions they could just call up and ask. What followed only confirms nuclear tensions where about to explode. The redaction is worth at the minimum trillion$ more than all moneys because with nuclear war lights out! Nothing! This simultaneously addressed the other largest nuclear power and all the rest without having to address any of them directly except our own.
Osiyo My conversation with the Federal Gov. to Free Native American Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier who’s been falsely imprisoned going on half a century and to honor the Indian Treaties (pre-constitutional law) forming the basis of our great nation was almost entirely redacted on national TV shortly before the insurrection because it demanded that the then President also relinquish the nuclear codes which has never been done. Oct. 2020 I spoke with at least around a dozen federal agents including the FBI and even the US Navy. Trump says before being elected, “We have nuclear weapons so why can’t we use them?” Nancy Pelosi confirmed to our international audience on national TV that indeed they where removing the nuclear codes with the help of the CIA and if anyone has any questions they could just call up and ask. What followed only confirms nuclear tensions where about to explode. The redaction is worth at the minimum trillion$ more than all moneys because with nuclear war lights out! Nothing! This simultaneously addressed the other largest nuclear power and all the rest without having to address any of them directly except our own. T
So much racism and hate and judgment in these comments! Amazing how you can hate and judge and assume people are liars without knowing anything about them. Some of us were passed as white to save us from a life of racism and hatred on the reservations. Not that we owe you any kind of explanation. Obviously they weren’t just worried about what we’d face from the whites......they weren’t wrong.
First irish indentured slaves that were sent by master to the colonies intermingled with the Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee and Duhare. Check out a video by channel called James True called : About Juneteenth he cites historical quotes and books it's really important history.
So, because the past few generations of my family have white mixed in, I don’t deserve to learn the languages of my ancestors? Even ancestors such as Chief Corstalk or Chief Corntassle ( known in his older years, before his murder, as Old Tassle)?? I have documentation of my ancestry, but I still don’t deserve to learn and speak it. Because my skin is paler than yours. But darker than the white folks. Alright then
@@sonyamckinley8873 Your skin is beautiful, not matter what any evil/racist person says. The same isn't said about the elegant language that is English, so why say that about Cherokee? You are definitely going to experience resistance and hardship as a lighter toned person (I'm speaking to you as one myself). People all around the world, during this age, are pointing their fingers at us. But we must keep our heads high and defend ouselves, because no one else will. I'm sorry this comment was so long. I simply hate those who judge only by physical features.
My grandmother, Lora Avis, all her siblings & one daughter, Lora Phillips are on the Dawes List. Avis' Father was 1/2 Cherokee. His mother, Dolly Floyd was full blood Cherokee. Lora Avis' mother, Minnie Azabell Kingston was 100% Seminole. They were from Wheeler, Kentucky. Minnie was cousin of Jimmy Carter, family from Georgia. July 1907 my grandmother, Lora Avis Jackson (1st born). Rbt. Jackson (2nd born) living in Campbell, CA is 99 yrs. Minnie's buried in Phoenix AZ. I resemble my father Prussian, French & Flemish ? My Siblings resemble grandmothers people. We all have dark eyes I was born with black hair but everyone's getting gray now. I'm 74 DOB 1/1/48.
This is great! However I wish the tribes would create better language programs for cherokee tribal members who live far away. Especially us older folks who don't have great digital acess etc. Just a simple series of CD's of fluent speakers just talking, telling stories and singing songs that could be listened to over and over while going about one's daily tasks.. This is how young children learn a language. So many of the cherokee language programs are intensely linear and oriented for the school classroom. You guys are missing out on those of us who want to learn but cannnot fit into the clasroom model. A pen pal program for us folks would be great also. Creating a more realsitic and doable long distance apprenticeship language program for those of us who are not looking for a college degree, but who do need support and encouragement and connection to other speakers, would be fantastic. If this truly is an emergency then you need to make this all more easily accessible long distance.
The recorded Cherokee Nation language Lessons are now online. You can study with them any time. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zcWk5UIn9LA.html
I agree! I want to learn the languages and traditions of my ancestors people! There are many of us who are older, but still want to learn, and a space where we can meet to share and encourage each other would be a great blessing!
So good to see these programs! I am taking beginning Cherokee on line with Ed Fields via the Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma) so osda (good) and as folks say, we lift each other up! I'm 73 and my great grandparents came out from Missouri in the mid 1800s, so I'm far from the roots of CWY - so grateful for this chance to learn!
Tears, I am so happy these young people are learning, they took it from us...our language. My morher's Grandmother was Chickawa, Southeastern NC, my Father was Seminole....he was raised in a Baptist Orphanage....we know not our family. We were robbed, the motto of the day was "kill the Indian save the man"...is all daddy told us...I miss my father, he was kind an gentle...
You can now download an app that will help with learning the sylabbary and if you have an android I know there are two apps one for animals and one for the syllabary.
Wado for sharing Tsalagi. Loved the Quiet Riot and now I can say sing in Tsalagi, I love to sing. Think it is pronounced no gee (ee sounds like key)? Osiyo, Tsa Tsalagi, Danai tsi ne ta. Wado and See you later/next time, I'm still trying to pronounce after learning it wrong long ago. I learned to pronounce it like Don't no want to go home A. lol hah hah. Lower Tanana Danai area Word for you, Wolf = T Cone Ah (pronounced/sounds like, not sure spelling).
Has the Cherokee Nation ever considered doing some language dubs for movies or something like what the Navajo have recently done with Star Wars? I mean, I personally originally became interested in Cherokee language, people and culture more than a decade ago now because it featured in a popular science fiction video game at the time.
They could dub public domain movies to start with, felix the cat, night of the living dead Heck they should fund literary journals for the immersion kids & comics!
To do it in a broad scale to be distributed to the masses it falls under a grey area and ends up mainly with people not wanting to be sued for copyright. There are justifications and ways around it. Just takes people with the knowledge or balls to do it lol
I agree. You don't want to lose the intonations of the language. It would entirely change it. I have already noticed the intonations as I am trying to learn Tsalagi.
Good work, important work! And well done Trevor, congratulations! And congrats also to all the participants of this good gathering, and indeed to all the people who work on this topic - fight, unite, preserve, win! And I hope that this documentation, in particular, will make "its way"! wishing you much success with it!
Wonderful documentary. Proud of this work Trevor. I am really happy to see that The Cherokee Language is being studied by so many students. I think it is really important that this beautiful language is not lost.
Nice job Trevor and everyone that helped make this happen. I enjoyed watching it & hope the language continues to be taught and learned. It's so beautiful, especially amazing grace sung in Cherokee language, that's always been so special to hear.
