Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Hoskin: A Shared Commitment to Language Perpetuation
April 06, 2024
April 06, 2024
TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, April 6 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following statement on April 5, 2024, by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.:
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Preserving and revitalizing our language is the most important task facing the modern Cherokee Nation. We are not alone in this. Nationwide, tribal communities have taken up the challenge to safeguard Native languages.
For Native peoples, maintaining . . .
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Osiyo,
Preserving and revitalizing our language is the most important task facing the modern Cherokee Nation. We are not alone in this. Nationwide, tribal communities have taken up the challenge to safeguard Native languages.
For Native peoples, maintaining . . .