Spread the Word: Cherokee press to preserve language, culture
Volume
28
/ Issue 9
Cover Design Credit:
Scott SouthwickCover Photography Credit:
Western Carolina University
Out of roughly 13,000 enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, about 180 people, mostly senior citizens, speak Cherokee fluently. Cherokee speakers are making great efforts to preserve their language and culture through the younger generation.
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