Voices of NC: Cherokee 

I find this beautiful and amazing to stumble on 14 years later, and I’m mighty glad this channel is still chugging along. Thank you for the fine work you folks do here at documenting language and story of people.

My grandmother had a census number with the tribe for Oklahoma. She died when my father was 8. He is named "Sun of Wolf." I wish I knew the language and was connected to the culture just to honor my grandmother. Maybe one day I'll learn the language...I hope.

I'm half Cherokee and half Cree. However I'ved lived so close to the Reservation in NC all my life. I'm so used to their ways of life I sometimes forget theres a "modern" world out there. That woman looks JUST like my Great Grandmother and souds like her too.

so true it used to be where we were named indian names not english names, they took that away and our language. no matter how much cherokee you got in your blood you are still a part of the cherokee genes are genes and there isnt no taking it away. bless you for this video

I'm part cherokee, Indian and I always wanted to learn the language . its alot different then I expected but it seems nice to learn ;D

My great great grandmother was Cherokee and knowing her story and what she went through (I wont share) makes me appreciate her so much and it hurts me terribly that because of how rude people can be on the topic I'm afraid to get close to my heritage. I hate feeling like I cant be proud of a part of my family's history because I'm "just some white girl" even though everyone in said history led to me existing.

this is my first language but after my granpa died i stopped speaking it and i was really young when that happened :/ i wish i could remember to speak it again

The lady at 1:06 reminds me of my cherokee aunt. She was so funny, if she got mad she would tell you off using Cherokee with English curse words. I sure miss her.

@aeronautdreamer You can sigh up with the cherokee Nation and take on line lessons in the native language. The lessons are often offered.

@pipershrooms cool another mixed cherokee! i wish i was full too and knew cherokee!

@tenkiller1000 Thia is on the "Cherokee We are looking for you" video.

@Ironfungus Thank you. My great-grandmother was Cherokee. I feel more tied to my Cherokee and Celtic roots than any other part of me. The people who loved the land and the animals. It's terrible to be so disjointed from your roots. It's the saddest part about being an American.

Never forget were you come from

Tsalagi is the most beautiful language to this white boy's ear. I was born in NC, I should go back some time, learn me some pretty words...

@pipershrooms Full, half, part, doesn't matter - you are Cherokee if you want to take your place back in the culture. You can learn our language online at the Oklahoma cherokee website, or buy CD lessons to learn at home or in the car. And if you are Cherokee, don't say THEIR culture say OUR culture! Adado'lisdii, blessings my friend

same here :)

Descendant of the Cherokee nation....

@Kwaza100 oh, it is "I-tsa-n-ga-te-no-he-s-di" I and others are looking for you and will be in the future is what it really means.

Is it true Snowbird Cherokee don't accept the mixed bloods that descend from them? I read this somewhere. My grandpa's family is from Snowbird area Yellowcreek and Robbinsville. I drove through that area, such beautiful land, didn't see a Cherokee community though. Is there a way to specifically get to know Snowbird people?

i'd like to hear that one man singing that song, do the whole song.I believe it was Precious Memories..man, that had to have been beautiful !

How do you prononunce the word Tsalagi? Chalagee or Salagee?

@Kwaza100 I speak Cherokee and I don't understand "q tana e no tastey". What is it supposed to mean?

Keep telling yourself that.

it sounds like language that used in avatar..little bit

I am very pround to be 1/2 cherokee and 1/4 irish and 1/4 scotish

Would love to talk to the Tenor, he sounds just like my father. We are descended from Talutsa digvsgi (Basket - Weaver) early to mid 1700's.

Wado! Unelanvhi udadolisdi nihi

This language sounds so *quiet*. Hard to imagine anyone yelling or shouting in Cherokee. lol

wado askaya iya usti waya nudatuna

I find this very interesting, in a tragic manner, and though I am not indian, I can relate as being of Scottish descent, and of Teutonic-Jewish descent, two cultures where the Overlord cultures (the English and the gentile Teutons) attempted to crush and erase these rich cultures. Unfortunately, both have indeed been erased in my family - I however fully intend to expose my children to their rich heritage, and applaud the efforts of you all doing the same.

You look like my sweet grandmother.

wow your beautiful, iam almost a full blooded apache, to me if you have indian then your indian, most of the people who say such things aren't sure themselves if they are indian, just some white girl hmmm sometimes I wish I was white isn't that ironic.

I am zero part Cherokee, but I looove the language. It sounds beautiful. I do not think it is important to have genes from this tribe or that tribe. This genetic heritage thing is a rather new opinion and I think just sucks. Old tribes never had that kind of thinking. Not the Germanics, nor the Romans, the Celts or - as I suppose from what I've heard - the Native Americans.

THIS IS JEROME YEARBY PROVE THAT MY MAMA IS NOT INDIAND, DO IT . DO IT

@pipershrooms Your ancestors were Cherokee. Take pride, and know that you are no less Cherokee just for being "part".

ᎤᏙᎯᏳ! ᎣᏍᏓ ᏂᏣᏪᏍᎬ.

...sorry, I meant "it sucks".

she aint bro.....just a figment of your indian fantasy

You're not "part" Cherokee. You either are Cherokee, or you are NOT Cherokee. No part, half, some what, 1/16. None of that crap that the yunega forced down our throats. Galiega Tsi Anigaduwagi, not 4/4 Anigaduwagi, just Anigaduwagi.