Thanks for this clip mousie. I followed a link you had put on another clip to get here. I think we should work at not pushing people to the brink of extinction like what has happened and continues to happen to the Native peoples of the Americas.

I subscribe to the Cherokee Advocate, the newspaper of the Eastern Cherokee Nation. It is printed in both English and Cherokee. They offer language courses and actively encourage tribal member (and others who are interested) to learn to speak and read this Native American Language.

The Cherokee are among the fortunate few who have a written language. There are many native tribes that have never had a written language, and the only way to pass on t...

Thanks for this clip mousie. I followed a link you had put on another clip to get here. I think we should work at not pushing people to the brink of extinction like what has happened and continues to happen to the Native peoples of the Americas.

I subscribe to the Cherokee Advocate, the newspaper of the Eastern Cherokee Nation. It is printed in both English and Cherokee. They offer language courses and actively encourage tribal member (and others who are interested) to learn to speak and read this Native American Language.

The Cherokee are among the fortunate few who have a written language. There are many native tribes that have never had a written language, and the only way to pass on their traditions and knowledge is verbally. If their language is "murdered" (as the clip says) their entire tribal knowledge will be murdered with it.

Thank you for this very thought provoking clip!