With fewer than 1,500 fluent speakers left, a small group of Cherokee activists race to save their language from disappearing.
2023 · 1h 34m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
The Cherokee language is deeply tied to Cherokee identity; yet generations of assimilation efforts by the U.S. government and anti-Indigenous stigmas have forced the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes to declare a State of Emergency for the language in 2019.
Director: Schon Duncan, Michael McDermit
Music by: Matt Miller
Cinematography: Jacob Koestler
Editor: Jacob Koestler