I am a native Hawai'ian. Thirty years ago,the young Hawaiians realized that if the language is lost, no more Hawaiians. They started schools that were taught in our languag, developed outstanding curriculum, data and with the U.H. Developed a wonderful Hawaiian language department. Now in malls you head out babies, teenagers and adults talking our "olelo" , our native language.It's not to late!
I think endangered languages like Cherokee should be offered to students in schools! We have enough spanish, German, and French speakers. Let a student decide to help preserve a culture
I think so too. Especially around where there are native speakers. Then the burden isn't always on them to speak english when talking with other groups.
I'm almost full blood Cherokee. The language is dying Many of our elders can speak Cherokee but they're passing away. I don't know any but just a few words. Edit: It's been a year since I made this comment and my school now has Cherokee classes which I signed up for right away. Schools near mine have programs for children to learn Cherokee as well. I like it. I like the way the language sounds. The things we learn in class along with language is how they made bags, belts, shoes, pots, baskets and other things so far We learned some of the stories Cherokee people told I've finally been giving the opportunity to learn about my heritage and the people who came before me. I just wish I could learn it all I'm just saying I think it's a fun class
Don't lose your language, it is your heritage. The people of Wales kept their language alive against attempts of the British government to wipe it out.
I think this is awesome! I’m in Oklahoma and the Cherokee here(the ones who were forced to take the Trail of Tears from NC) are offering classes to learn the language, also. I think that’s awesome!
I'm so proud of the city I live in because their bringing the Chickasaw back to their homeland, also building a 32 million dollar cultural center here in Tupelo Mississippi
That First lady speaking sounded so much like my grandmother. I can remember her speaking Cherokee when I was very young, before she died. Thank you for the memories
I like this. I am a 3rd part. Cherokee and my parents didn't or wasn't allowed to speak in cheokee. Ilike it when i see others speak out more power to you for this
She sounds like a southern white lady from her time wheb lmao. Wtf are you talking about. She knows Cherokee language and history, but she us a product of the environment she grew up in. Ever see let's say..an Asian who is country? Same thing.
What a beautiful name for a language.... Snowbird Cherokee. I love that the lady gives her grandkids Cherokee names. The elder laughing at fake Cherokees and their pretty names was very refreshing. We had the same happen in Australia - children forcibly taken from their families, we call them the Stolen Generation 😢💗🌵
There was a problem also here in Washington as well as Canada where the Canadian and United States government were stealing Native American children from their homes not because Native American children were getting abused but because the United States government and the Canadian government which I believe are in cahoots with each other two eliminates the native population by taking us away from our families Our Heritage our culture and to assimilate us into a society that hates Native American people. And most times people don't have to outright and say that they hate you that you can teach and practice hate even with words unspoken. It can happen with looks glares stealing people from their homes throwing them into jail when they have not committed a crime false accusations any type of negativity that's unwarranted I believe can also be considered hatred. And just from personal experience my son was stolen for me when they had no authority to take him from me and being a Native American Woman and also doing research about the Canadian government where they were taking Native American children from their homes in most recent decades is a modern day problem for a Native American people. After stealing my son illegally from me they put him in a non-native foster home and these non-native people were abusing my newborn son neglecting him as well in this foster home and the CFS workers didn't do a damn thing about it they were allowing these people to abuse my son. Which to me was straight up f****** racist. I felt like hell for him and when they finally put him in a Native American foster home that's when all of the the abuse and neglects stopped on my son. So I know for a fact that the US government has an agenda against the Native American people just from personal experience. Modernly speaking
Maarten van Rossem Lezingen mine too lol. Sometimes she speaks some of the Native words that she her father and grandfather taught her. She said her grandfather spoke in his Native language most of the time. He was said to be full Native.
There are free classes on the internet to learn Cherokee language, I’ve signed up for the classes. My granny was Cherokee and I want to learn to honor her and my heritage
On my Mom's side of our family we are Cherokee and my Dad's side Kickapoo. I've always wanted to know much more. Learning the language is a great start.
Too bad there isn't a Cherokee Nation revitalization project going. Force march all them people out of native lands: Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia. (I joke but cry, too. Millions of acres of stolen homes, businesses, and thriving communities).
@@C.Church Yeah it makes me sad to know that people really rolled up to America, saw people living on the land and were like, “yo let’s claim this land... AND kills these people while we’re at it.” Destroying everything... how could someone do that?
Cherokee sounds like a language I can pick up as a native Mongolian speaker. It sounds so easy on the ears. I wish you the most strength in spirit and may your love for life keep you stronger.
@@Meowmeowimthebiggestcat You don’t even know what Native American means sir.😆🤌🏾So please stop ✋ Native American just means you were born in America it don’t mean you are indigenous to America.🤦🏽♂️ No indigenous person of Ancient Ta’meri refers to them self as Native American. I know I don’t. I might call my self an American Indian but never native. The Native American term is applied to people who came from Asia/Spain/Siberia. That’s a fact also you can research at you’re own leisure. Population y is also something you can look up. It tells you who and what the first people of America looked like. If you read Columbus or Balboa journals as well. They say the Indians were Negroid with wooly hair and copper skin.
@@KinachCuttahmupyou believe Columbus over your ancestors? 😂😂😂 it’s been proven that American Indians are genetically close to peoples from Siberia, Tungus Mongol and Türük (Turkic) peoples. We look so similar, Europeans thought that America was conquered by the Mongols in Middle Ages. An ancient book is called “Historical Researches on the Conquest of Peru, Mexico, Bogotá, Natchez and Talomeco in the 13th century by THE MONGOLS” by John Ranking (London), 1827.
Charles lee Ray My dad was a mix of cherokee/navajo and mexican, mom is a mix half/half, but she got the recessive gene, she looks white. I got the same gene too, just because they look white doesn't mean they are.
@@jewelkchatman4865 There seems to be evidence that I could be Navajo or Apache. Oklahoma has 39 Reservations and when Oil was discovered, the white man came in and took what they wanted. I am Gwen Boucher.
There was a stigma about being "half breed". My mother is 1/2 Cherokee and born in the 50's. She would not meet her biological father until the early 90s...He was a white man with a large family and his wife must have known that he had an affair bc she was never warm or nice and would go out of her way to make us feel umwelcome. Whereas, he would want us to be around and visit. He wanted to send $ all the time. But growing up it was a lil rough as young girl for her and her brothers were all full blooded. but the man she grew up calling her dad never once treated her any different. I really wish we both knew how to speak Cherokee. She can understand some phrases and my grandparents tried to teach me some growing up but after my grandmother passed away.visits there became harder for us.The schools in counties that make up Cherokee Nation make the language mandatory I believe. I remember visting my grandparents and them having guests over and they would sit around conversing in Cherokee. looking back i wished i had asked for more lessons...
I am a Korean woman. I recently wanted to know who my ancestors were and what my race was. So I had a DNA test, and the results of the genetic test showed that native Americans who crossed over from Siberia to the Americas are also my relatives. These results are not unique to me, but appear in the genes of many Koreans, and their songs, culture, and language are very similar to those of Korea, so it is often surprising. Our ancestors who settled in Asia from Siberia and those who migrated from Siberia to the Americas are the ancestors of Koreans. I will always support my ancestors. May their beautiful culture be cherished forever...🦅🐃🪶🕊🍁
I love this.. I have all those features especially the cheeks.. I'm 15 % Cherokee, but it won't hide.. my daddy had those same Cherokee cheeks and cold black hair that went white when he got old..he could speak a few words.. I love these people.. when I was a kid they called me dirty Indian.. I'm all grown up now, and waiting patiently for some fool to do it again, even my mother's people made fun of us..I grew up to be a beautiful woman, I'm old now, but I still carry that blood...I have much love for those people..❤
@@Kharisma_xo I knew from my family as we were all aware, she also took us to visit on the small reservation as well as the American Indian friends of hers, and other relatives who no longer lived on, but near the reservation .. she was a large part of my life when I was young.. such a great since of humor.. she would paint our faces and we wold play in the field for hours, riding broomsticks we called horses.. she was so good at sewing and making clothes blankets etc..If you know what side of your family your ancestor lived on, perhaps you can track her.. I'm not sure how many years or how far back in your family tree , she or he lived.. you can do an ancestor search..It will give you some idea who and where your family came from, It will also give you personal info on your family by telling you about others who share your family DNA.. they can tell you if you have ancestors and where they are located.. I wish you much success.. Good luck to you.. God Bless.. wish there was an easier way..😘❤
Now you know why we call ourselves Asiatic Black, not African. We love our history of Asia and how we made friends along the way and left a good report with all the people we met along our travels. We still have our palette for Asian cuisine and every art from. Asia including the martial arts. We whole heatedly subscribe to Asia. Fashion, movies, the women are so beautiful it's a blessing to witness. Take care, thanks for the love. God bless you 🪶🪶🪶
It is important to teach the young the language in order to keep it alive. Gaelic in Ireland was almost dead but due to a concentrated effort it is now alive and well.
@Veronica Smith I apologise for my error. I must have confused the word Celtic with a language spoken instead of a people. I am glad to get the facts straight.
TheAmazingAgnostic maybe but you never know my great grandmother was a full blood Indian and she died a few years before I was born so basically in the late 90’s to the early 2000’s it’s never over.
I agree with Nick C ,the last lady to speak Cornish in England died in the 70's.Such a shame to lose our world wide rich heritage.Language unless written down disappears forever.Even written is the pronounciation right.Here in Wales Welsh is taught in classes up to 12yrs I believe.Its a very difficult language,but the Welsh have taken pride in saving it.In America I think all the Indian languages should be recorded and preserved.Lovely video.England
I love hearing these people southern accent . I live in north Carolina . But I love hearing them talk in Cherokee. I have family that still speak the nahuatl language. Native Aztec language of Mexico
It's nice to know how indigenous languages in Central and South America are still widely spoken (it's also wonderful that North America's indigenous languages are being revived), sometimes as a first language. It's especially comforting to hear that the language of the Aztecs is still spoken, although it's been heavily influenced by Spanish and lost it's polysynthetic nature that defines most Native American language. It's still an interesting language and I really hope to learn it.
My Great-Great-Great Grandmother was a Cherokee. Her parents died on the Trail of Tears and she was left behind. She was raised by Scots-Irish immigrants and married one and had 6 children! I am a product of both and product of one! Thank you for sharing the history of the tribe!
Precious Memories - my father was born in 1898 in East Texas - his mother was third generation Cherokee, she didn't read but they said she had the voice of an angel and could play any stringed instrument - I can hear my father's speech as I listen - thank you for this wonderful sad video.....
I'm from South Louisiana and my parents used French to speak about things that we weren't suppose to know about; especially Christmas gifts. French from France was taught in school but not Cajun French. Big difference. It's great that Cherokee is still taught for the upcoming children.
Absolutely beautiful language and culture. Hopefully these past 13 years since this was posted have seen an increase in speakers. Thank you to these elders and young folks alike for keeping their culture alive despite everything against them
This reminds me of Scottish Gaelic in Scotland. The English made it illegal for them to speak Gaelic because they didn't understand it. It was almost a dead Language but thankfully to a lot of people there and around the world it's making a come back. I would like to learn Cherokee as well as it is a part of my heritage. It would be cool to have a teaching channel for people who want to learn.
"Use of their native language was punished severely"...something about that REALLY got to me.😔😢💔 I'm glad they at least, have a recorded history of their people. It's great to see the youth learning it in school. "The kids catch on quick." There's great hope in that!🙄
Wait until you look back in another 50 years and your children in another 70 or 80 years they will be disgusted at the way we behaved towards unborn children.....didn't even give them the dignity of life. So put that in your peace-pipe and smoke it!!
It was weird being in Window Rock the Navajo/ di'ne the young kids and grandparents could talk to each other. the parents went to the religious schools and where "taught" not to use their traditional language. All this time later they teach it in schools.
I love this. I wish my daughters could learn this. Their great great grandmother was full Cherokee on their daddy’s side. I’m trying to learn as much as I can to give them this part of their past.
My great grandmother also was Cherokee married Irish man my mother was the only one with blue eyes we all got her eyes expect my sister but all the grandkids have her blue eyes as well even though spouses had brown eyes her eyes are dominant she passed Jan 2018 miss her so much
My moms side is French, Scottish, and Cherokee I don’t want to learn so many languages, I’m already learning Russian, I want to but like, I’m already learning Russian
@STARDUST Western white, Slavic whites have nothing to do with the genocide over American Natives. As a Serb I respect their culture and I would love for them to restore it.
@STARDUST You know history but many others don't. I saw people many times blaming "white men" in general so it's honest to say which whites in specific.
Almost completely and completely are two different things. My people (I am Wandat) almost lost our language but my tribe and the other Wandat tribes are bringing back our language nowadays. If your language is not completely lost, you shouldn't despair, you should work on keeping it alive.
It's not too late! Seek out elders and ask them to teach you. I'm sure they would love to. Our brains are made to learn language. Just listening is enough to learn a lot!
My family has lived in North Carolina for centuries, and I live near the Qualla boundary, where Cherokee is still spoken. I don't have an ounce of Cherokee in me, but I wish this language were more widespread. I'm sad to say that even though I have lived in Appalachia my entire life, the only time I ever heard Cherokee spoken was in the tiny town of Cherokee North Carolina. It's dead everywhere else :(
I have that old NC mountain foothills accent. I try to correct myself around some people but with people I'm comfortable around, I let it fly. 😂 I love when I meet someone with my accent too. My folks came down off the mountains. Native/white mix.
I came to this video because I would love to learn more about my heritage. My great grandmother was full Cherokee and married a black man. When my grandpa grew older he lost contact with his 14 brothers and sisters. Only one of them still live and we have been trying to find him.
Same here to, my Great grandmother was full Cherokee & my Great grand father was part Irish :) so I got the fair skin & blue(they are green now) eyes & the dark auburn hair but I got the High cheek Bones :)
@@uncledrewshoereview3886 miss mountain rain lol but dude dont hate she aint sayin she is full blown but even if your 1 percent its good to teach your kids natives aint savages like the histroy books painted them in school
I have an important question, my mom said she names me after one of my ancestors but I could never understand how the name Shyanne is one of there names and if it was how would it be said
@@gregburger5186 unreleated/related my great grandmothers lifelong nickname translated to "little piece of meat" even my grandmother called her this instead of "mom" and i wish i could remember the name (us grandchildren knew her as little momo) . She was born Karankawa. But was sold/adopted to a Spainish couple at a young age and was given the name Maria. She was a fiery woman, very funny/lively and i miss both my grandmother and her dearly.
I think it's important that even mixed-blooded cherokee learn the language because if you restrict the language to the full-bloods then it will die out in short order. Scientifically speaking if all the full-bloods kept to themselves then they risk inbreeding themselves to extinction. For this reason cherokee frequently captured people from other tribes to mate with them to keep the gene pool fresh (note: I don't endorse human trafficking). I'm just saying I don't think it's feasible to keep the Cherokee culture to the full-bloods alone. In fact the reason why aspects of Native American history survive is because of us half-bloods wanting to know our history.
I agree with you but it should only go to a certain extent of a person learning a Native language. If a person is more of one race than Native, then I think it should be kept to people with a higher percentage of people with Native blood in them.
Actually American needs to keep the Treaties that was made and have laws to help protect and preserve the cultures and languages.... Canada does have rights and laws protecting and preserve the cultures and languages.....
ManofChrist101 we even have Metis which are mixed Natives with Europeans and they have a culture and language of their own....most Metis look white too....
This woman is genuine. I believe she is truly wise. People of all races need to be their true selves. Who desires fake over true. Surely not me. My opinion not a judgement.
My Grandmother was 100% Cherokee her family was from North Carolina. Her last name was Nasworthy. I've always wanted to research her and my ancestors. I'm a minimum of 25% Cherokee and have always wanted to learn the language.
Thank you for this awesome video. I was born in Texas Mexican father and American mother. I remember being told in school "you can't speak Spanish here. You will be punished." But my grandmother taught me still. My mother taught my sons. The elders must carry on the family traditions and culture. That is what keeps this world interesting. 🌿🌹🌿
yes, sadly that happened across America and probably across the world! Many immigrants from evil governments or war-torn countries came to America and didn't want their children learning that native language so they refused to teach to their children. My mother stopped speaking to us in Spanish because my (english-speaking) father complained he couldn't understand us (he had hard time learning it), and once we moved to US, the culture and schools did the rest; we lost that language. same thing happened to my cousins. However, languages have always been so interesting to me, so I learned many (not all fluently!!) French, Greek, Chinese, and would love to learn more.
Mexicans had a language before Spanish..........Spanish English Italian French....kinda the same thing here in this particular video but I get what you're saying about culture
I hope that enough attention gets put into the culture and language enough to evoke an appreciation for those who are interested. With a dying language but an extremely interesting culture and history, I would love to see teachers and classes that teach the Cherokee language and culture, even to the point where it's offered to high school students. I don't consider myself Native American since that bloodline was a few greats ago, but I do come from Creek and Cherokee blood on my mother's side and this culture is still extremely important to me.
I totally agree. Everything about the culture--its history, how it views things, what it finds important--is embedded in the language. It's so important to preserve it.
100% agree; it should be more of a focus in the United States for preservation of dying languages and teaching of local primary/L2 languages in schools
Kirsten Vrba I believe in Heritage. I love History. The only problem with histories and our educational system is that the books are written by the victors so most of the information is incorrect. But I'm not going to go there I just "peeped in to tell you that as long as you have one drop of Indian blood, you are NDN. We all still have Neanderthal woVen in with our DNA. There are many fake Indians that are just claiming to be Indian for financial gain. I spoke with a Council Member at the UCN and they want nothing from the government absolutely nothing ! and what they need from any new member is just a name that they can track. If your spirit is telling you something you must listen!
Wow.... hearing this made me realize how much closer my great aunts/uncles/grandpa were to their Cherokee roots than I thought. Their dialect is very similar to this. Very interesting I hope we preserve these languages.
I'm 100% Anglo and it depresses me to know the history of what happened to the Cherokee language but am also stoked to see it making a resurgence in the hearts and minds of young Cherokee descendants. Now I want to learn !
Very VERY interesting, thank you for sharing and for the history lesson. I hope we can all become more educated about those who lived her when the land was wild and pure.
Frederick Dunn look up the legal definition of a Native American and the legal definition of American Indian. Two different f****** people idiot one is a federally-recognized entity and one is our actual race of American Aboriginal, aka American Indian. And you people are mixed up European / mongoloids are not American Indian you are Native Americans! Lack of knowledge is a dangerous thing paleface!
The way I heard tell/read is that the Cherokee people wanted to peacefully coexist with the white people and adopted some of the white ways because those ways seemed desirable, not because they were forced to. That was early on, though. Things were going along fairly well, then gold was found on Cherokee lands and the Cherokees and other tribes had to go because gold rules, you know. I tried to read The Trail of Tears and couldn't do it. It was too heartbreaking. The LOVE of money truly is the root of all evil. When the Adadians were thrown out of Nova Scotia, many of them settled in Louisiana. They're white and other white people came here to educate the Acadians. The Acadians had their own language-French-and those who came here to "teach" them decided that to be good Americans, their native language had to go and they were punished in school for speaking French and looked down upon. They were made to feel ashamed for being Cajuns. Their culture was in danger of being destroyed, too.There is nothing wrong with being Cajun and there is nothing wrong with being Native Americans, or any other race/cultureThank God it didn't get destroyed, but people spoke French less and less. English spoken with that Cajun accent is one of my very favorite accents of all and it's disappearing, which saddens me.I don't want to see Native Americans destroyed, either.I'm white, but I've always been happy that there are different people in this world. I love that it's that way. Besides, I've had the insight to realize that, if everyone were all the same race and culture, things would be no different from how they are right now. It's a problem with human beings, not a racial thing.Only wisdom and love can make a difference. The Native American who is hateful and uses racial slurs to others is no different from the white people who do that to them. All are just two sides of the same coin and I think that's tragic. God bless and help us all grow in wisdom and beauty.
steve boy, I couldn't care less what you think of what said. I didn't say it for you to approve, or disapprove of. I don't care what you think of it. You're just some little boy who is full of himself and thinks snappy comebacks and slurs mean something. Grow up!
I am so glad to get to hear and see this again. It reminds me so much of my Virginia and Oklahoma grandparents and relatives. I can hear it in the accent (dialect) and even the nature sounds in the video. I didn't get to grow up with Cherokee, but only knowing that they and/or other Indians were back in my family tree and important in both areas of the country. As a little boy and a teen, I did get to see a couple of performances of "Unto These Hills" by Cherokee in North Carolina. My parents wanted to be sure I appreciated that people around me or my own family could be from many backgrounds. It was a great gift. Thank y'all so much for the video and the chance to remember my folks and other friends who are no longer with us. I miss them and I love those parts of the country. Friends and family would be glad to know this still has a warm place in my heart.
Good video! My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!
It's a shame to see someone's Native Tongue disappearing if it's not picked up by the youth. It was refreshing to see the 2 youngsters take on that attitude. I would've given anything to be born speaking what was supposed to be my own Native Tongue and not even able to recognize the meaning of words when I hear it spoken.
THE REASON ITS NOT PICKED UP BY THE YOUTH IS BECAUSE THOSE FUCKING DUMBASS OLD SHITS DONT KNOW HOW TO TEACH TONES. I MEAN, YOU FUCKING THINK WRITTEN SHIT WILL HELP US FIGURE OUT THE TONES? NO. FUCK NO. FUCK IT
A lot of the schools in East Tennessee used to make a requirement out of learning the basics of the language and writing back in the 1980s and early 90s. For some reason the school systems got away from it.
I love grandmas and when I lost mine I Started Loving them even more... anyway it's good that you keep your heritage ... you are The Real Americans in my eyes...
It's been 14 years since this video was posted. I'm curious what has been done to preserve and to teach this language. I'm led back and back times again to learn this , my family's heritage language. Please Don't let it be lost . Teach teachers .
We have an immersion school called New Kituwah Academy where children attend from 6mo until about 6th grade. Once you walk in the doors, Cherokee is spoken almost exclusively. The children are spoken to and taught in Cherokee only. My basket mentor is a fluent speaker and works there as a teacher. They are working their way up to 12th grade. Many classes go on throughout our community by fluent speakers and 1st speakers to bring in more speakers throughout children and adults. I myself am learning it through my mentor little by little. Our school also requires the students to take the language class to graduate.
My great grandma was full Cherokee and she used to speak in "Cherokee" to me when I was little, she lived for 95 years, until I was 10. I was lucky to have known her. This makes me miss her
I got goosebumps when he started singing "will the circle be unbroken", may it forever be unbroken, you can't stop the water no matter how hard you try. And it flowed as he sang, from my eyes. Amazing Grace goosebumps,🥰
I heard a great news Story on BBC worldwide news radio late at night last night. BBC worldwide plays on many NPR radio stations between midnight-four or 5 AM, talking about the Cherokee language, and the horrible impact of COVID-19 on the Cherokee community elders. I was so sorry to hear about it I wanted to hear the language. Grateful for this video. When TH-cam is used in a positive way, it’s really a miracle and a blessing.
My g g grandmother walked the "Trail of Tears" in 1834! She met Sgt. Charles Fleetwood at Fort Gibson, Oklahoma! She wrote her account of it that I have in a book! She also attended a Christian school but Jackson still ordered them out! Shame on Jackson....
Yes. I don't think he belongs on a 20-dollar bill or any other currency for that matter. It's a shame he's been chosen to represent the country that way.
+Fleece Johnson yea. I'm from Cherokee descent but never learned it. I downloaded the Cherokee keyboard to see what it looked like and their alphabet is completely different. (Extremely intimidating too...)
Never lose your language young people.. Learn it never be ashamed of it.. Speak it with pride.. ANCESTORS HAVE LOST A LOT BEN THROUGH A LOT.. THEY LOST YOUNG ONE OLD ONES... YET YOU STAND HERE TODAY...BE PROUD BE STRONG SPEAK IT WITH PRIDE.. A PEOPLE SO STRONG.. NOTHING CAN BREAK YOUR SPIRIT..SO LIVE YOUNG PEOPLE.. PASS ON YOUR WISDOMS... SO THE NEXT GENERATIONS CAN KNOW WHERE THEY HAVE BEN AND WHERE THEY STAND IN LIFE..
This is really a great video. My great-great grandmother was born in 1848 in the old Cherokee territory of northeast Georgia and raised nearby in Pickens, SC. Her maternal grandmother was about half Cherokee and the family was able to hide out, prior to her birth, in the mountains to avoid the forced migrations to Indian Territory in the late 1830’s. Some of her family went to north Alabama where Cherokees are known to have refuged near Gadsden. I still have some relatives there today.
The singing I wish would of been longer it stired something in my soul. I am of cherokee, chickasaw and blackfoot nation I'm very proud of my blood line. Much ♥️ to my native ancestors
I am part Cherokee, French, Irish, English. A real product of America. I'm proud of all of these. My grandparents were pickers, and traveled all over with their 5 children. I'm 75 and remember what hard workers they were into their 90's. I believe they were originally from Oklahoma.
Sequoyah was born in Tennessee. Before the Trail of Tears, the Cherokee nation was in the Southern states. www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/sequoyah
"The language is who we are". Absolutely right. That's why we must protect and preserve every single human language on earth, no matter how many or few people may speak it. We cannot afford to lose any of them, because each one is a unique expression of our common humanity, indeed of our species.
Thank you always keeping us learning who we are . I don't understand the Cherokee language - but I think that I know a few of the words . Thank you to my elders . Much love and prayers for you all always . Many blessings be yours and everyone's . Thank you !
I've been to Cherokee, North Carolina 4 times. You've a nice culture center to go with your language. Keep it up ... I love your Cherokee Nation. I also saw some Cherokee Navajo.
Thank you. I'm as white as white gets and I'm married to a beautiful Native American lady. Her family had to hide their Indian heritage and she regrets that in this day. This was beautiful and it blessed me. You are a beautiful people.
Amazing Grace is an ugly horrible song. Morons voluntarily becoming slaves to a ridiculous notion that they are "wretches" who need saving. Saving from WHAT? From the hell their loving god will sentence them to? These primitive barbaric beliefs are damaging and need to be gone.
@@name4601 Not entirely true. Many eastern Natives migrated from Europe 10,000 years ago. And there is evidence in south America of Pacific islanders and Africans migrating for thousands of years.
What people don't understand is, all native american can from mongolia cross the great wall of china over ten thousand year's ago, they were asian that came here to america. 656, tribe's, two hundred million, to be exact. The chinese explorer came to america thousand year's later, the native american admired the chinese people and later married within them. They then became blood brother's. But the chinese today don't know that what a shame. P.s I have the history book to prove it. American language is mixed, chinese, korean, and japanese. I can go on further but, lt doesn't matter any more. It's old lost history. I am the last of my father's tribe his mother's father was chief of cherokee"
My aunt is the reason why we have cherokee native version songs she created the gospel cherokee singing and I'm proud to be her nephew rip lucetta ward 2017 and she was also the cherokee language teacher for the elementary my other aunt Laura pinnix is the high school cherokee language teacher I would love listening to them talk all day in cherokee it's something I cant get back now
I am Hungarian,and that language is very old nobody knows how old it is. All I can say it should be Cherokee school. Do not loose your language that is a living treasure, who knows how old it is 10 000 or 100 000 year.If you have your language you have your tree alive, that is your root.
How can I learn my ancestors tongue. My family has cut me away from my native Cherokee background I don't know if they were ashamed or scared to teach me but I really want to learn. I want to go back to my roots change my ways and make my peace with Mother Earth
I think we forget about our roots my grandma was Cherokee but she died before I was born and my grandmother on the other side was crow when she died she still had a lot of her black hair she had those features she lived to be 90
My mother was raised on the Oklahoma back in the early 1900. I am very proud of my Cherokee heritage. My grandmother wrote down the history of her family which I cherish very highly.
My papa is Cherokee and grew up speaking it with his grandmother, and didn't learn English until he got older. Sadly, he lost the language. His Cherokee name is Hawk Feather, and he named me Little Bear. Maybe more "colourful" than that one man was saying a Cherokee name should be, but such is life.
Well spoken ,but I would say some parents thinks old fashion or tribes has to definition to their physical identity , If you don’t mind me asking how’s the atmosphere condition out there and I hope you’re having a productive day as well ??!……!.!
My grandfather on my mother's side was John Cothern from Topton, NC. You are probably familiar with Red Marble Baptist Church in Topton and the cemetary with generations of Cothern's and Cothren's. My grandfather's youngest brother, Fred Cothern, wrote a book titled 'Memories of Family, and Other Stuff'. It speaks about the Cothern family and our Cherokee ancestry. We are related to the Trammel family - Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
I think it's cute actually. Retaining their history, culture, and bloodline (and being proud with it) while talking like my great-grandpa does (he's from the Carolinas though).
@@TheVeryAngryShrimp I'd have to agree. I also got to wondering if their southern twang induced an "accent" in the native language. Similar to how we can often identify where a foreigner is from based on their accent when speaking English. German, French, British, Russian, etc to name a few. I could see it going either way, as many of them probably start learning their native tongue from birth.
Matt the flying nazgul guy is a nazi spook but the spaniards were actually more likely to integrate native culture and people into their society instead of immediately eradicating them. you can read up on it in a book called “double mistaken identity” which is a history of the spanish and natchez efforts to create a government that synthesized native and spanish legal systems. you can actually see the influences of both of those systems if you look at mexican state apparatuses like the “altepetl”
Wow, to this day they keep alive and well. It's the year 2020 and their resilience is nothing short of astonishing. Despite the unfavorable events of time they are still standing, breathing and smiling; they're keeping their roots intact. They definitely live up to their name. May they only continue to grow and prosper more from here 💯 I hope the kids never forget where they came from nor may they never lose their culture 🙌🏼
Aloha Mandy Swimmer, The Language & Life Project and everyone else who were responsible for this documentary on the Cherokee language !!!!. I love your traditions and culture. Please keep it alive for your children and their children. I remember Dr. James R. Scales, President of Oklahoma Baptist University, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. I was a transfer student from Hawaii and graduated from OBU in 1965. Now am living back in Hawaii !!!!! God bless you all !!!! Sincerely, Robert S.J. Hu September 19, 2020.
My Great great grandfather was full blood Cherokee, but he only claimed 3/4 when he signed the rolls so the government wouldn't take his land. I don't have very much blood in me only about 1/8th maybe a little more, I have a CDIB card but I think my heart is full blood. I have always wanted to learn more about my heritage but no one in my family knows the language and I would love to learn it and the traditions.
I know what you mean I believe I have Cherokee in me but not sure how much I couldn't get my family to tell me more about my ancestors so I guess I won't know
I am very proud to be Cherokee I may not be 100% but I take great pride in the percentage that I have I even have a tattoo of the 7 point star and the 7 tribes that made it through the trail of tears I'm Cherokee and proud
PiK because you’re crazy stalking n being rude to someone on TH-cam, I mean gtfo....yeah u might have “plopped” out, but to be thankful and respectful and take pride in the bloodline and lineage u come from is very important. It’s important in any...n I mean ANY religion or belief all throughout time....if lineage wasn’t so important(granted it got lost for a bit in the midst of all the bad on earth, but slowly n surely we are beginning to realize how truly important it is again). U need to read the damn bible, the torah, Koran, learn about the creator story and chiefs passed to chiefs, u see it in every culture all over earth , all throughout time....so damn right be proud of what u are, what’s in ur blood, that’s u...n there will never be another like it in time n space.... U messed up going after people with some bs Just cause u ain’t proud quit taking it out on people who are
Zane Smith that’s pretty cool, I just have the medicine wheel(on my ankle to top of foot) atm, but gonna get more. Well and I have one of my totems animals the dragon fly ...by my new age flowers cause I’m a girl too lol (next is wolf and/or tiger(another totem) walking up to the edge of a waterfall then the water and the forest bringing them all together around my thigh n up my back into the heavens(night sky) slightly up side of my neck(showing Orion’s belt because it’s where I’ve named my dead pets n animals I’ve loved to go for safety till I get there(even though they prolly protected me more than I them), that way I can see and talk to them every night n missing them won’t hurt so bad), and I’m gonna have my kids, family members, and known ancestors initials hidden all throughout the trees, and a water-snake is gonna wrap down thigh to be whispering to the dragonfly, as to I’m a Pisces, actually today is my bday, and to carry water throughout connecting everything in my life(n snakes(another totem) do not mean to natives what they are pertained to be in the Bible). N yes I’m prolly a bit cuckoo but I’m ok with that, keeps life interesting 🙃. But the 7 point star, I might be adding that one to my left hand(in part between thumb n forefinger) a very good tat to have. Thanks u for sharing n letting that idea coming to me from u sharing. Donadagohvi....Until we meet again!
I am a native Hawai'ian. Thirty years ago,the young Hawaiians realized that if the language is lost, no more Hawaiians. They started schools that were taught in our languag, developed outstanding curriculum, data and with the U.H. Developed a wonderful Hawaiian language department. Now in malls you head out babies, teenagers and adults talking our "olelo" , our native language.It's not to late!
Hawaii
iiawaH
Eeeyahwah
YHWH
I saw a really interesting doco on this Hawaiian language project (I'm in Australia). Inspiring.
@@lanceroark6386 *big eyeroll*
@@lanceroark6386 the fuck are you talking about?
close to Polynesian; right?
I think endangered languages like Cherokee should be offered to students in schools! We have enough spanish, German, and French speakers. Let a student decide to help preserve a culture
Nick C TH-cam video shows that they use to write in Hebrew , so their original language might have been Hebrew .
I think so too. Especially around where there are native speakers. Then the burden isn't always on them to speak english when talking with other groups.
imightmake it It's not Hebrew, it's their own syllabary. Sequoyah came up with it in the 1820s, basing it on Hebrew, Cyrillic, and Arabic letterings.
I'm almost full blood Cherokee.
The language is dying
Many of our elders can speak Cherokee but they're passing away. I don't know any but just a few words.
Edit:
It's been a year since I made this comment and my school now has Cherokee classes which I signed up for right away. Schools near mine have programs for children to learn Cherokee as well.
I like it.
I like the way the language sounds. The things we learn in class along with language is how they made bags, belts, shoes, pots, baskets and other things so far
We learned some of the stories Cherokee people told
I've finally been giving the opportunity to learn about my heritage and the people who came before me.
I just wish I could learn it all
I'm just saying
I think it's a fun class
Amen to that!!
Don't lose your language, it is your heritage. The people of Wales kept their language alive against attempts of the British government to wipe it out.
Actually Wales is British and part of United Kingdom and no one would attempt to wipe out any indigenous language. Where did you get that idea from?
@@Timetangle100 very poor british people we all know they never conquer any countries never killed any people
@@Timetangle100 nice loving britishers
A lot of English living in Wales take language courses to preserve it to.Were not all barbaric!
@@Timetangle100 thank you!The unions on the verge of breaking up,England needs Wales and Wales needs England! Like it or not!!
I think this is awesome! I’m in Oklahoma and the Cherokee here(the ones who were forced to take the Trail of Tears from NC) are offering classes to learn the language, also. I think that’s awesome!
I'm so proud of the city I live in because their bringing the Chickasaw back to their homeland, also building a 32 million dollar cultural center here in Tupelo Mississippi
Never allow anyone to
steal your Native Speech
from You. It's Your Heritage. Practice it, teach it to the children, be proud of it!
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Ain't that it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As an Irish, I support this message 🙌.
As a white man .Yes
That First lady speaking sounded so much like my grandmother. I can remember her speaking Cherokee when I was very young, before she died. Thank you for the memories
I like this. I am a 3rd part. Cherokee and my parents didn't or wasn't allowed to speak in cheokee. Ilike it when i see others speak out more power to you for this
Mine as well brought back great memories!
She sounds like a southern white lady from her time wheb lmao. Wtf are you talking about. She knows Cherokee language and history, but she us a product of the environment she grew up in. Ever see let's say..an Asian who is country? Same thing.
Mine too!All though she wasn't Cherokee she was Shoshone.
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Many blessings to all the Cherokee people! It makes me so happy to hear your culture still alive in your language.
Amen. God Bless all the Native American people 🙏🏽
What a beautiful name for a language.... Snowbird Cherokee. I love that the lady gives her grandkids Cherokee names. The elder laughing at fake Cherokees and their pretty names was very refreshing. We had the same happen in Australia - children forcibly taken from their families, we call them the Stolen Generation 😢💗🌵
There was a problem also here in Washington as well as Canada where the Canadian and United States government were stealing Native American children from their homes not because Native American children were getting abused but because the United States government and the Canadian government which I believe are in cahoots with each other two eliminates the native population by taking us away from our families Our Heritage our culture and to assimilate us into a society that hates Native American people. And most times people don't have to outright and say that they hate you that you can teach and practice hate even with words unspoken. It can happen with looks glares stealing people from their homes throwing them into jail when they have not committed a crime false accusations any type of negativity that's unwarranted I believe can also be considered hatred. And just from personal experience my son was stolen for me when they had no authority to take him from me and being a Native American Woman and also doing research about the Canadian government where they were taking Native American children from their homes in most recent decades is a modern day problem for a Native American people. After stealing my son illegally from me they put him in a non-native foster home and these non-native people were abusing my newborn son neglecting him as well in this foster home and the CFS workers didn't do a damn thing about it they were allowing these people to abuse my son. Which to me was straight up f****** racist. I felt like hell for him and when they finally put him in a Native American foster home that's when all of the the abuse and neglects stopped on my son. So I know for a fact that the US government has an agenda against the Native American people just from personal experience. Modernly speaking
Snowbird is the name of the community he is from, Tsalagi Gawonihisdi is how you say the cherokee language
So sad that all over the world the Christian’s have done so much harm to people with different cultures!!!
In Canada as well. It was a genocide
@@hettyslooter4533it’s not the fault of Christians but settlers in general. Just cause they say they’re Christian doesn’t make them one.
Damn I love her mountain Accent and the Cherokee language! NC is a beautiful state
@@nicolemills824 these here ain't nothing but mixed people
@William Rogers You people talk so much trash....and are foreigners to this land.
Terrian Williams and?
@@terrianwilliams2624 Why do you choose to be racist?
69SalterStreet 😂😂😂😂😂 yeah because sayiny someone is mixed is racist. 😂😂😂😂 are you 5?
The old woman reminds me so much of my grandma.
same but she is full apache
I'm half apache half cherokee
Spice 720 she is Cherokee, not Apache...
Maarten van Rossem Lezingen mine too lol. Sometimes she speaks some of the Native words that she her father and grandfather taught her. She said her grandfather spoke in his Native language most of the time. He was said to be full Native.
Her name is amanda swimmer eastern band cherokee
Same
i love my language. we speak so beautifully and there is so much of our history in the language alone that i hope is never lost.
my indian people are cooler then yours tho lol but kidding aside we are the Mansi people
@@davefekete7187 😂😂 Choptank Nanticoke here.
@@davefekete7187 what tribe are you
I love MOST languages. they all sound BEAUTIFUL!! MOST cultures are beautiful and rich. I - too - hope this isn't lost.
There are free classes on the internet to learn Cherokee language, I’ve signed up for the classes. My granny was Cherokee and I want to learn to honor her and my heritage
On my Mom's side of our family we are Cherokee and my Dad's side Kickapoo. I've always wanted to know much more. Learning the language is a great start.
I’ve got no native american in me, i’m painfully european.
Would it be okay for me to learn cherokee?
what is the information on free classes to learn the Cherokee language?
@@tikimillie You should try it out! You would be helping to spread and normalize Native languages.
Yes. Anyone can learn the language. there are classes for other languages. why not Cherokee. Right.
be proud that you can speak Cherokee! This is wonderful. It is something that no one can take away from you.
I'm proud to know Russian ;)
I cant im half im learning about my back story to what im mixed with
This Cherokee woman is a precious jewel 💎
There is a Cherokee Language Revitalization Project going on, thankfully
Too bad there isn't a Cherokee Nation revitalization project going. Force march all them people out of native lands: Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia. (I joke but cry, too. Millions of acres of stolen homes, businesses, and thriving communities).
I'm Cherokee and blackfoot.
@@C.Church Yeah it makes me sad to know that people really rolled up to America, saw people living on the land and were like, “yo let’s claim this land... AND kills these people while we’re at it.” Destroying everything... how could someone do that?
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@@angela-yf5pq me too!!!
Cherokee sounds like a language I can pick up as a native Mongolian speaker. It sounds so easy on the ears. I wish you the most strength in spirit and may your love for life keep you stronger.
Most native Americans are Mongolian
@@Meowmeowimthebiggestcat You don’t even know what Native American means sir.😆🤌🏾So please stop ✋ Native American just means you were born in America it don’t mean you are indigenous to America.🤦🏽♂️ No indigenous person of Ancient Ta’meri refers to them self as Native American. I know I don’t. I might call my self an American Indian but never native. The Native American term is applied to people who came from Asia/Spain/Siberia. That’s a fact also you can research at you’re own leisure. Population y is also something you can look up. It tells you who and what the first people of America looked like. If you read Columbus or Balboa journals as well. They say the Indians were Negroid with wooly hair and copper skin.
@@KinachCuttahmupI listen Americans south indigenous and has some tribes theirs language links with japoneses people or Asian people.
@@KinachCuttahmupnope... Yenisey
@@KinachCuttahmupyou believe Columbus over your ancestors? 😂😂😂 it’s been proven that American Indians are genetically close to peoples from Siberia, Tungus Mongol and Türük (Turkic) peoples. We look so similar, Europeans thought that America was conquered by the Mongols in Middle Ages. An ancient book is called “Historical Researches on the Conquest of Peru, Mexico, Bogotá, Natchez and Talomeco in the 13th century by THE MONGOLS” by John Ranking (London), 1827.
This Lady is so beautiful in so many ways
She is
I can’t even explain it, she looks so beautiful and happy with who she is. She looks youthful and there’s a grace to her
Yes so true
She’s so smart, chill and cool.
Lovely isint it I Love from mom 71 Norwegian
I wish I could learn my ancestor's language. I'm so glad to see it still being spoken.
+Rebekah S yess girl
Me too
Rebekah S yes, I'm learning it now
Charles lee Ray My dad was a mix of cherokee/navajo and mexican, mom is a mix half/half, but she got the recessive gene, she looks white. I got the same gene too, just because they look white doesn't mean they are.
Bekah M there are sites online, i started learning
My Dad was full blooded Cherokee. When I was growing up in the 50's I was told to never speak of it. Now I know nothing about my people.
Khadijah Brown that is so sad
My 5th generation grandmother was fullblooded cherokee
@@jewelkchatman4865 There seems to be evidence that I could be Navajo or Apache. Oklahoma has 39 Reservations and when Oil was discovered, the white man came in and took what they wanted. I am Gwen Boucher.
Yes my grandfather Roger was the same, you could see shame in his eyes when we asked about his upbringing. So sad.
There was a stigma about being "half breed". My mother is 1/2 Cherokee and born in the 50's. She would not meet her biological father until the early 90s...He was a white man with a large family and his wife must have known that he had an affair bc she was never warm or nice and would go out of her way to make us feel umwelcome. Whereas, he would want us to be around and visit. He wanted to send $ all the time. But growing up it was a lil rough as young girl for her and her brothers were all full blooded. but the man she grew up calling her dad never once treated her any different.
I really wish we both knew how to speak Cherokee. She can understand some phrases and my grandparents tried to teach me some growing up but after my grandmother passed away.visits there became harder for us.The schools in counties that make up Cherokee Nation make the language mandatory I believe.
I remember visting my grandparents and them having guests over and they would sit around conversing in Cherokee. looking back i wished i had asked for more lessons...
I am a Korean woman. I recently wanted to know who my ancestors were and what my race was. So I had a DNA test, and the results of the genetic test showed that native Americans who crossed over from Siberia to the Americas are also my relatives. These results are not unique to me, but appear in the genes of many Koreans, and their songs, culture, and language are very similar to those of Korea, so it is often surprising. Our ancestors who settled in Asia from Siberia and those who migrated from Siberia to the Americas are the ancestors of Koreans. I will always support my ancestors. May their beautiful culture be cherished forever...🦅🐃🪶🕊🍁
I love this.. I have all those features especially the cheeks.. I'm 15 % Cherokee, but it won't hide.. my daddy had those same Cherokee cheeks and cold black hair that went white when he got old..he could speak a few words.. I love these people.. when I was a kid they called me dirty Indian.. I'm all grown up now, and waiting patiently for some fool to do it again, even my mother's people made fun of us..I grew up to be a beautiful woman, I'm old now, but I still carry that blood...I have much love for those people..❤
@@robynweeks6004 Do you by any chance know where someone would go to find out what tribe they’re from??
@@Kharisma_xo I knew from my family as we were all aware, she also took us to visit on the small reservation as well as the American Indian friends of hers, and other relatives who no longer lived on, but near the reservation .. she was a large part of my life when I was young.. such a great since of humor.. she would paint our faces and we wold play in the field for hours, riding broomsticks we called horses.. she was so good at sewing and making clothes blankets etc..If you know what side of your family your ancestor lived on, perhaps you can track her.. I'm not sure how many years or how far back in your family tree , she or he lived.. you can do an ancestor search..It will give you some idea who and where your family came from, It will also give you personal info on your family by telling you about others who share your family DNA.. they can tell you if you have ancestors and where they are located.. I wish you much success.. Good luck to you.. God Bless.. wish there was an easier way..😘❤
Dig further back and see that the Indigenous people of America were Already here. Before that happened.
Now you know why we call ourselves Asiatic Black, not African. We love our history of Asia and how we made friends along the way and left a good report with all the people we met along our travels. We still have our palette for Asian cuisine and every art from. Asia including the martial arts. We whole heatedly subscribe to Asia. Fashion, movies, the women are so beautiful it's a blessing to witness. Take care, thanks for the love. God bless you 🪶🪶🪶
It is important to teach the young the language in order to keep it alive. Gaelic in Ireland was almost dead but due to a concentrated effort it is now alive and well.
My grandfather was Irish, my grandmother was Cherokee. I want to learn my native American language, AND the native Irish language!
Celtic is the name of the language of Ireland. Gaelic is the Scottish language. The more you know! 😃
@Veronica Smith I apologise for my error. I must have confused the word Celtic with a language spoken instead of a people. I am glad to get the facts straight.
Irish and gaelic are similar but different so get your facts right, there's no need to be an arsehole about it 😑
@candom rommenter get your facts right irish and gaelic are similar but not the same
God bless the Cherokee people, may they prosper and thrive.
+Theseus9 Thank you & GOD BLESS YOU! May LORD JESUS Bless you & keep you always in his LOVE & Prosper you as well!
Thank you and the same to you. Amen.
The last full blooded Indians died like 70 years ago. It's long over homie.
Blessing them with the god of their conquerors seems stupid. God sure as fuck didnt bless the smallpox blankets.
TheAmazingAgnostic maybe but you never know my great grandmother was a full blood Indian and she died a few years before I was born so basically in the late 90’s to the early 2000’s it’s never over.
I agree with Nick C ,the last lady to speak Cornish in England died in the 70's.Such a shame to lose our world wide rich heritage.Language unless written down disappears forever.Even written is the pronounciation right.Here in Wales Welsh is taught in classes up to 12yrs I believe.Its a very difficult language,but the Welsh have taken pride in saving it.In America I think all the Indian languages should be recorded and preserved.Lovely video.England
I’m so glad the Cherokee language and culture are staying alive. May it thrive and grow.
May the population grow in abundance
I love hearing these people southern accent . I live in north Carolina . But I love hearing them talk in Cherokee. I have family that still speak the nahuatl language. Native Aztec language of Mexico
It's nice to know how indigenous languages in Central and South America are still widely spoken (it's also wonderful that North America's indigenous languages are being revived), sometimes as a first language. It's especially comforting to hear that the language of the Aztecs is still spoken, although it's been heavily influenced by Spanish and lost it's polysynthetic nature that defines most Native American language. It's still an interesting language and I really hope to learn it.
Artexerxes101 thank you... it is a language ive learned over time from family
Do you speak Nahuatl?
yes
Babyydoll Rosales they live in Cherokee North Carolina just in case you didn’t know sorry if I sound rude
My Great-Great-Great Grandmother was a Cherokee. Her parents died on the Trail of Tears and she was left behind. She was raised by Scots-Irish immigrants and married one and had 6 children! I am a product of both and product of one! Thank you for sharing the history of the tribe!
Precious Memories - my father was born in 1898 in East Texas - his mother was third generation Cherokee, she didn't read but they said she had the voice of an angel and could play any stringed instrument - I can hear my father's speech as I listen - thank you for this wonderful sad video.....
Thank you for sharing your story. You must be very old now and experienced a lot in your life. I pray for your good health.
I'm from South Louisiana and my parents used French to speak about things that we weren't suppose to know about; especially Christmas gifts. French from France was taught in school but not Cajun French. Big difference. It's great that Cherokee is still taught for the upcoming children.
Absolutely beautiful language and culture. Hopefully these past 13 years since this was posted have seen an increase in speakers. Thank you to these elders and young folks alike for keeping their culture alive despite everything against them
This reminds me of Scottish Gaelic in Scotland. The English made it illegal for them to speak Gaelic because they didn't understand it. It was almost a dead Language but thankfully to a lot of people there and around the world it's making a come back. I would like to learn Cherokee as well as it is a part of my heritage. It would be cool to have a teaching channel for people who want to learn.
Droug too..know
Dee Dee Dee!
Borrowed from Carlos Mencia for just such an opportunity you provided with that last little ditty of sentence.
It seems the English were really into cramming their ways on everyone else, even on their indigenous neighbors.
"Use of their native language was punished severely"...something about that REALLY got to me.😔😢💔 I'm glad they at least, have a recorded history of their people. It's great to see the youth learning it in school. "The kids catch on quick." There's great hope in that!🙄
Wait until you look back in another 50 years and your children in another 70 or 80 years they will be disgusted at the way we behaved towards unborn children.....didn't even give them the dignity of life. So put that in your peace-pipe and smoke it!!
Super241946 there’s no such thing as an ‘unborn child’, that’s called a fetus
My great grandma told me what happened to her and her little brother in those schools. It's too painful to repeat
It was weird being in Window Rock the Navajo/ di'ne the young kids and grandparents could talk to each other. the parents went to the religious schools and where "taught" not to use their traditional language. All this time later they teach it in schools.
@@emilykim7255 close your mouth, and hide your ignorance.
I love this. I wish my daughters could learn this. Their great great grandmother was full Cherokee on their daddy’s side. I’m trying to learn as much as I can to give them this part of their past.
My great grandmother also was Cherokee married Irish man my mother was the only one with blue eyes we all got her eyes expect my sister but all the grandkids have her blue eyes as well even though spouses had brown eyes her eyes are dominant she passed Jan 2018 miss her so much
@@sherryberry2963 same her my great great also i belive
Same here my great, great grandma was full blooded Cherokee
My mom and grandma and grandpa speak Amazigh language but they didn't teach me sadly
My moms side is French, Scottish, and Cherokee I don’t want to learn so many languages, I’m already learning Russian, I want to but like, I’m already learning Russian
i’m not cherokee but i relate to this, i wish i could learn my tribes language but it’s almost completely wiped out
@STARDUST Western white, Slavic whites have nothing to do with the genocide over American Natives. As a Serb I respect their culture and I would love for them to restore it.
@STARDUST You mean Germanics/West Europeans. The Slavs have nothing to do with the genocide of Native Americans.
@STARDUST You know history but many others don't. I saw people many times blaming "white men" in general so it's honest to say which whites in specific.
Almost completely and completely are two different things. My people (I am Wandat) almost lost our language but my tribe and the other Wandat tribes are bringing back our language nowadays. If your language is not completely lost, you shouldn't despair, you should work on keeping it alive.
It's not too late! Seek out elders and ask them to teach you. I'm sure they would love to. Our brains are made to learn language. Just listening is enough to learn a lot!
My family has lived in North Carolina for centuries, and I live near the Qualla boundary, where Cherokee is still spoken. I don't have an ounce of Cherokee in me, but I wish this language were more widespread. I'm sad to say that even though I have lived in Appalachia my entire life, the only time I ever heard Cherokee spoken was in the tiny town of Cherokee North Carolina. It's dead everywhere else :(
Not in Oklahoma
She might be Cherokee but that North Carolina accent is clear as ever 😂
I have that old NC mountain foothills accent. I try to correct myself around some people but with people I'm comfortable around, I let it fly. 😂 I love when I meet someone with my accent too. My folks came down off the mountains. Native/white mix.
I said I’m from the east coast of the state and I never realised I had such an accent until online friends pointed it out 😂
Its actually the other way around...
Cherokee had an influence on Appalachian English which also has an influence on how some Cherokee speak...
Chile.... I know that's right!!! 😂😂😂
No matter what language they speak, an old woman chuckling is one of the most comforting sounds you'll ever hear.
I had a great grandmother, who walked the trail of tear, and she was full blooded cherokee, and her name was lucretia quaintance...
Lol
My great great grandparents walked the Trail
Of Tears
My fourth great grandmother did do
Josh Barnardo Did she survive?
@@tyronewashington2321 what in the fuck is funny about that
If you have one drop of Indian blood in you, You are Indian. Let the Great Spirit guide you and live in a good way.
I came to this video because I would love to learn more about my heritage. My great grandmother was full Cherokee and married a black man. When my grandpa grew older he lost contact with his 14 brothers and sisters. Only one of them still live and we have been trying to find him.
Briyanna McBride i hope you find him!
I do but I look 100% white.
I'm Cherokee :) I think it's pretty awesome.
Same here to, my Great grandmother was full Cherokee & my Great grand father was part Irish :) so I got the fair skin & blue(they are green now) eyes & the dark auburn hair but I got the High cheek Bones :)
Love this. And, I have taught my boys the cherokee language and the old ways.
Mrs 1% Cherokee jk good for yall
mountain rain? did you hear what he said about the “colorful names” watch out for those people he said, they’re fake.
@@amishprincess28 I was thinking the same thing lol.
@@uncledrewshoereview3886 miss mountain rain lol but dude dont hate she aint sayin she is full blown but even if your 1 percent its good to teach your kids natives aint savages like the histroy books painted them in school
I have an important question, my mom said she names me after one of my ancestors but I could never understand how the name Shyanne is one of there names and if it was how would it be said
the man at 6:38 talking about fake cherokee names cracks me up “princess pale moon woah look out” lmaoo
Lol that's hilarious!!!!
I have a Cherokee language study book. Trying to teach myself, and it's not easy. Learning the writing ( drawing) of the syllables will help. 🙏
@@gregburger5186 pop
@@gregburger5186 unreleated/related my great grandmothers lifelong nickname translated to "little piece of meat" even my grandmother called her this instead of "mom" and i wish i could remember the name (us grandchildren knew her as little momo) . She was born Karankawa. But was sold/adopted to a Spainish couple at a young age and was given the name Maria.
She was a fiery woman, very funny/lively and i miss both my grandmother and her dearly.
your language is beautiful. Like water flowing in a quiet stream. I hope your young ones embrace it and speak to one another in their own tongues.
I think it's important that even mixed-blooded cherokee learn the language because if you restrict the language to the full-bloods then it will die out in short order. Scientifically speaking if all the full-bloods kept to themselves then they risk inbreeding themselves to extinction. For this reason cherokee frequently captured people from other tribes to mate with them to keep the gene pool fresh (note: I don't endorse human trafficking). I'm just saying I don't think it's feasible to keep the Cherokee culture to the full-bloods alone. In fact the reason why aspects of Native American history survive is because of us half-bloods wanting to know our history.
My Mother and Grandpa taught me some of the language, even though I'm half Caucasian.
I agree with you but it should only go to a certain extent of a person learning a Native language.
If a person is more of one race than Native, then I think it should be kept to people with a higher percentage of people with Native blood in them.
Actually American needs to keep the Treaties that was made and have laws to help protect and preserve the cultures and languages.... Canada does have rights and laws protecting and preserve the cultures and languages.....
ManofChrist101 we even have Metis which are mixed Natives with Europeans and they have a culture and language of their own....most Metis look white too....
ManofChrist101 so how would you feel if somebody with no native blood wanted to learn?
This woman is genuine. I believe she is truly wise. People of all races need to be their true selves. Who desires fake over true. Surely not me. My opinion not a judgement.
It she. What Lana he did speak
My Grandmother was 100% Cherokee her family was from North Carolina. Her last name was Nasworthy. I've always wanted to research her and my ancestors. I'm a minimum of 25% Cherokee and have always wanted to learn the language.
I want to learn the language of my ancestors too the Berber language before Arabs come to my country
Thank you for this awesome video. I was born in Texas Mexican father and American mother. I remember being told in school "you can't speak Spanish here. You will be punished." But my grandmother taught me still. My mother taught my sons. The elders must carry on the family traditions and culture. That is what keeps this world interesting. 🌿🌹🌿
yes, sadly that happened across America and probably across the world! Many immigrants from evil governments or war-torn countries came to America and didn't want their children learning that native language so they refused to teach to their children. My mother stopped speaking to us in Spanish because my (english-speaking) father complained he couldn't understand us (he had hard time learning it), and once we moved to US, the culture and schools did the rest; we lost that language. same thing happened to my cousins. However, languages have always been so interesting to me, so I learned many (not all fluently!!) French, Greek, Chinese, and would love to learn more.
Mexicans had a language before Spanish..........Spanish English Italian French....kinda the same thing here in this particular video but I get what you're saying about culture
Same here, only for Choctaw. My fathers whole family are embarrassed of their ancestors. If they say anything, it's to make a joke.
Carry on Brother
You were threatened with punishment for speaking a different language..? Dealing with that must've been awful
I hope that enough attention gets put into the culture and language enough to evoke an appreciation for those who are interested. With a dying language but an extremely interesting culture and history, I would love to see teachers and classes that teach the Cherokee language and culture, even to the point where it's offered to high school students.
I don't consider myself Native American since that bloodline was a few greats ago, but I do come from Creek and Cherokee blood on my mother's side and this culture is still extremely important to me.
I'm 1/8th Cherokee, and other languages are fascinating, so preach it
I totally agree. Everything about the culture--its history, how it views things, what it finds important--is embedded in the language. It's so important to preserve it.
100% agree; it should be more of a focus in the United States for preservation of dying languages and teaching of local primary/L2 languages in schools
Kirsten Vrba I believe in Heritage. I love History. The only problem with histories and our educational system is that the books are written by the victors so most of the information is incorrect. But I'm not going to go there I just "peeped in to tell you that as long as you have one drop of Indian blood, you are NDN. We all still have Neanderthal woVen in with our DNA. There are many fake Indians that are just claiming to be Indian for financial gain. I spoke with a Council Member at the UCN and they want nothing from the government absolutely nothing ! and what they need from any new member is just a name that they can track.
If your spirit is telling you something you must listen!
AlaskanTrain21 Alaska? I was up there in 91 I had met my father when I was 29 I was a mail order bride baby. anyway hello Alaska!
Wow.... hearing this made me realize how much closer my great aunts/uncles/grandpa were to their Cherokee roots than I thought. Their dialect is very similar to this. Very interesting I hope we preserve these languages.
The singing in the beginning reminds me of old Finno-Ugric (Finland and around it) poem singing very much, beautiful!
I'm 100% Anglo and it depresses me to know the history of what happened to the Cherokee language but am also stoked to see it making a resurgence in the hearts and minds of young Cherokee descendants.
Now I want to learn !
When I heard her singing in the beginning I saw my grandmother in her eyes and heard her in her voice. I miss being little and going to see her.
Same 😭🥺
My husband that passed was part cherokee. God I want him back. I loved him so much.
Thanks for all information. I'm from Oaxaca Mexico I'm indigenous I speak Mixteco. Brothers and Sisters Good Bless you
Very VERY interesting, thank you for sharing and for the history lesson. I hope we can all become more educated about those who lived her when the land was wild and pure.
I wouldn’t say “wild” that’s a bit derogatory. Natives had a stable governmental and social system... anything but just “wild”.
Frederick Dunn look up the legal definition of a Native American and the legal definition of American Indian. Two different f****** people idiot one is a federally-recognized entity and one is our actual race of American Aboriginal, aka American Indian. And you people are mixed up European / mongoloids are not American Indian you are Native Americans! Lack of knowledge is a dangerous thing paleface!
The way I heard tell/read is that the Cherokee people wanted to peacefully coexist with the white people and adopted some of the white ways because those ways seemed desirable, not because they were forced to. That was early on, though. Things were going along fairly well, then gold was found on Cherokee lands and the Cherokees and other tribes had to go because gold rules, you know. I tried to read The Trail of Tears and couldn't do it. It was too heartbreaking. The LOVE of money truly is the root of all evil. When the Adadians were thrown out of Nova Scotia, many of them settled in Louisiana. They're white and other white people came here to educate the Acadians. The Acadians had their own language-French-and those who came here to "teach" them decided that to be good Americans, their native language had to go and they were punished in school for speaking French and looked down upon. They were made to feel ashamed for being Cajuns. Their culture was in danger of being destroyed, too.There is nothing wrong with being Cajun and there is nothing wrong with being Native Americans, or any other race/cultureThank God it didn't get destroyed, but people spoke French less and less. English spoken with that Cajun accent is one of my very favorite accents of all and it's disappearing, which saddens me.I don't want to see Native Americans destroyed, either.I'm white, but I've always been happy that there are different people in this world. I love that it's that way. Besides, I've had the insight to realize that, if everyone were all the same race and culture, things would be no different from how they are right now. It's a problem with human beings, not a racial thing.Only wisdom and love can make a difference. The Native American who is hateful and uses racial slurs to others is no different from the white people who do that to them. All are just two sides of the same coin and I think that's tragic. God bless and help us all grow in wisdom and beauty.
+mawmawvee would have been good until you brought your god into the topic
steve boy, I couldn't care less what you think of what said. I didn't say it for you to approve, or disapprove of. I don't care what you think of it. You're just some little boy who is full of himself and thinks snappy comebacks and slurs mean something. Grow up!
I really need to learn Cherokee..make my great grandmother proud❤️
I am so glad to get to hear and see this again. It reminds me so much of my Virginia and Oklahoma grandparents and relatives. I can hear it in the accent (dialect) and even the nature sounds in the video. I didn't get to grow up with Cherokee, but only knowing that they and/or other Indians were back in my family tree and important in both areas of the country. As a little boy and a teen, I did get to see a couple of performances of "Unto These Hills" by Cherokee in North Carolina. My parents wanted to be sure I appreciated that people around me or my own family could be from many backgrounds. It was a great gift. Thank y'all so much for the video and the chance to remember my folks and other friends who are no longer with us. I miss them and I love those parts of the country. Friends and family would be glad to know this still has a warm place in my heart.
Good video! My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!
It's a shame to see someone's Native Tongue disappearing if it's not picked up by the youth. It was refreshing to see the 2 youngsters take on that attitude. I would've given anything to be born speaking what was supposed to be my own Native Tongue and not even able to recognize the meaning of words when I hear it spoken.
SMOlmec Maybe there's a language barrier, but I don't see how what you said, applies to what I said. Would you mind elaborating?
We speak the tongue of the culture that conquered us. The youth can learn it, but it won't be genuine. Sad but true.
THE REASON ITS NOT PICKED UP BY THE YOUTH IS BECAUSE THOSE FUCKING DUMBASS OLD SHITS DONT KNOW HOW TO TEACH TONES. I MEAN, YOU FUCKING THINK WRITTEN SHIT WILL HELP US FIGURE OUT THE TONES? NO. FUCK NO. FUCK IT
I’m a Cherokee and I’ve been wanting to learn this language for a long time
Wishing you much success. Also, a pretty language.
Its never too late.
I speak it fluently and I'm from North Carolina myself
I found this site to learn the language
language.cherokee.org/cherokee-language-classes/online-cherokee-classes/
A lot of the schools in East Tennessee used to make a requirement out of learning the basics of the language and writing back in the 1980s and early 90s. For some reason the school systems got away from it.
I love grandmas and when I lost mine I Started Loving them even more... anyway it's good that you keep your heritage ... you are The Real Americans in my eyes...
It's been 14 years since this video was posted. I'm curious what has been done to preserve and to teach this language. I'm led back and back times again to learn this , my family's heritage language. Please Don't let it be lost . Teach teachers .
We have an immersion school called New Kituwah Academy where children attend from 6mo until about 6th grade. Once you walk in the doors, Cherokee is spoken almost exclusively. The children are spoken to and taught in Cherokee only. My basket mentor is a fluent speaker and works there as a teacher. They are working their way up to 12th grade. Many classes go on throughout our community by fluent speakers and 1st speakers to bring in more speakers throughout children and adults. I myself am learning it through my mentor little by little. Our school also requires the students to take the language class to graduate.
This breaks my heart what we did to these Native children. It sickens me.
Repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ they would have had the same fate if they didn’t join stop being ignorant🤣🤦🏽♂️
@@corywiedenbeck1562 And that makes it right?
Ann Marie what WE did?!?! Revise your statement. If you hurt anybody please turn yourself in. I have never hurt any Native American
Osirus your slow as shit my nigga your ancestors killed there’s your lucky we not out for blood tbh
@@SpaceCowboy260 your ancestors did absolutely nada
My great grandma was full Cherokee and she used to speak in "Cherokee" to me when I was little, she lived for 95 years, until I was 10. I was lucky to have known her. This makes me miss her
Tsalagisgo hiwoniha?? Do you speak Cherokee? :)
I got goosebumps when he started singing "will the circle be unbroken", may it forever be unbroken, you can't stop the water no matter how hard you try. And it flowed as he sang, from my eyes. Amazing Grace goosebumps,🥰
I heard a great news Story on BBC worldwide news radio late at night last night. BBC worldwide plays on many NPR radio stations between midnight-four or 5 AM, talking about the Cherokee language, and the horrible impact of COVID-19 on the Cherokee community elders. I was so sorry to hear about it I wanted to hear the language. Grateful for this video. When TH-cam is used in a positive way, it’s really a miracle and a blessing.
Cherokee language is music to my ears. I feel comfort in knowing our language, traditions and culture are being preserved.💜
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My g g grandmother walked the "Trail of Tears" in 1834! She met Sgt. Charles Fleetwood at Fort Gibson, Oklahoma! She wrote her account of it that I have in a book!
She also attended a Christian school but Jackson still ordered them out!
Shame on Jackson....
Yes. I don't think he belongs on a 20-dollar bill or any other currency for that matter. It's a shame he's been chosen to represent the country that way.
i live in auburn ny, where the tourist board is waiting with baited breath for the change to harriet
Jackson was a democrat
Put sequoyah not Harriet
luciferangelica I was born in Auburn, NY.
im 100% cherokee im 13 my first language was cherokee so yea
cool
+Fleece Johnson sumtimes but be have a syllabus
Yeah and your name sounds 100% Cherokee haha
+Joseph Morgan is ur dad John Redcorn?
+Fleece Johnson yea. I'm from Cherokee descent but never learned it. I downloaded the Cherokee keyboard to see what it looked like and their alphabet is completely different. (Extremely intimidating too...)
Never lose your language young people..
Learn it never be ashamed of it..
Speak it with pride..
ANCESTORS HAVE LOST A LOT BEN THROUGH A LOT.. THEY LOST YOUNG ONE OLD ONES... YET YOU STAND HERE TODAY...BE PROUD BE STRONG SPEAK IT WITH PRIDE.. A PEOPLE SO STRONG.. NOTHING CAN BREAK YOUR SPIRIT..SO LIVE YOUNG PEOPLE.. PASS ON YOUR WISDOMS... SO THE NEXT GENERATIONS CAN KNOW WHERE THEY HAVE BEN AND WHERE THEY STAND IN LIFE..
This is really a great video. My great-great grandmother was born in 1848 in the old Cherokee territory of northeast Georgia and raised nearby in Pickens, SC. Her maternal grandmother was about half Cherokee and the family was able to hide out, prior to her birth, in the mountains to avoid the forced migrations to Indian Territory in the late 1830’s. Some of her family went to north Alabama where Cherokees are known to have refuged near Gadsden. I still have some relatives there today.
This makes me feel so grateful that my parents spoke to me in our native language when I was growing up. I learned that way.
The singing I wish would of been longer it stired something in my soul. I am of cherokee, chickasaw and blackfoot nation I'm very proud of my blood line. Much ♥️ to my native ancestors
I am part Cherokee, French, Irish, English. A real product of America. I'm proud of all of these. My grandparents were pickers, and traveled all over with their 5 children. I'm 75 and remember what hard workers they were into their 90's. I believe they were originally from Oklahoma.
Wrong label: This is *not* "Cherokee Nation"; it's "The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians."
See: Oklahoma and North Carolina.
Osiyo, It is the original Cherokee Band, Sequoia wrote the alphabet, in it's native speaking tongue.
Correct. The Cherokee national capital is in Oklahoma.
Sequoyah was born in Tennessee. Before the Trail of Tears, the Cherokee nation was in the Southern states.
www.encyclopedia.com/people/history/us-history-biographies/sequoyah
Wado!!!
"The language is who we are". Absolutely right. That's why we must protect and preserve every single human language on earth, no matter how many or few people may speak it. We cannot afford to lose any of them, because each one is a unique expression of our common humanity, indeed of our species.
Thank you always keeping us learning who we are . I don't understand the Cherokee language - but I think that I know a few of the words . Thank you to my elders . Much love and prayers for you all always . Many blessings be yours and everyone's . Thank you !
Thank you.... Wado
I've been to Cherokee, North Carolina 4 times. You've a nice culture center to go with your language. Keep it up ... I love your Cherokee Nation. I also saw some Cherokee Navajo.
Thank you. I'm as white as white gets and I'm married to a beautiful Native American lady. Her family had to hide their Indian heritage and she regrets that in this day. This was beautiful and it blessed me. You are a beautiful people.
Do you have Cherokee ancestry?
My Cherokee family has the same last name as yours
Colonizer
@@elvenleaf5589 hater
@@biblebeliever1611 ?
@M DE he's a colonizer and marry Cherokee woman
Singing Amazing Grace in Cherokee is Such a Beautiful Song.....
Fuck the American anthem
@@zeltzintlachinolli2806 lmao, man.
Amazing Grace is an ugly horrible song. Morons voluntarily becoming slaves to a ridiculous notion that they are "wretches" who need saving. Saving from WHAT? From the hell their loving god will sentence them to? These primitive barbaric beliefs are damaging and need to be gone.
@@spaceghost8995
The wretch is the slave trader that wrote it.
@@spaceghost8995 --I Hope that God Allows you to Enjoy His Amazing Grace before you are Called into Eternity!!!
I'm still stunned by the phonetic similarities between Cherokee and east asian languages.
Also the music. The first song has a similar sound to traditional Far East Asian music.
The Native Americans migrated from East Asia via the bearing land bridge so I'm not too surprised that they sound similar
@@name4601 Not entirely true. Many eastern Natives migrated from Europe 10,000 years ago. And there is evidence in south America of Pacific islanders and Africans migrating for thousands of years.
@@sparkysjoint1616 Asians lived in Europe to
What people don't understand is, all native american can from mongolia cross the great wall of china over ten thousand year's ago, they were asian that came here to america. 656, tribe's, two hundred million, to be exact. The chinese explorer came to america thousand year's later, the native american admired the chinese people and later married within them. They then became blood brother's. But the chinese today don't know that what a shame. P.s I have the history book to prove it. American language is mixed, chinese, korean, and japanese. I can go on further but, lt doesn't matter any more. It's old lost history. I am the last of my father's tribe his mother's father was chief of cherokee"
My aunt is the reason why we have cherokee native version songs she created the gospel cherokee singing and I'm proud to be her nephew rip lucetta ward 2017 and she was also the cherokee language teacher for the elementary my other aunt Laura pinnix is the high school cherokee language teacher I would love listening to them talk all day in cherokee it's something I cant get back now
I am Hungarian,and that language is very old nobody knows how old it is. All I can say it should be Cherokee school. Do not loose your language that is a living treasure, who knows how old it is 10 000 or 100 000 year.If you have your language you have your tree alive, that is your root.
How can I learn my ancestors tongue. My family has cut me away from my native Cherokee background I don't know if they were ashamed or scared to teach me but I really want to learn. I want to go back to my roots change my ways and make my peace with Mother Earth
6:00 oh my god, this guy cracked me up talking about "fake" Cherokee names, lol!!!
I think we forget about our roots my grandma was Cherokee but she died before I was born and my grandmother on the other side was crow when she died she still had a lot of her black hair she had those features she lived to be 90
i love grand mother ❤️ she is so funny and full of life and she got so much love in her
Rest In Peace, Amanda Swimmer!
G.B shes my grandmother
James George Really!! You are lucky..
What a beautiful woman. I love learning about Native American people.
My mother was raised on the Oklahoma back in the early 1900. I am very proud of my Cherokee heritage. My grandmother wrote down the history of her family which I cherish very highly.
My papa is Cherokee and grew up speaking it with his grandmother, and didn't learn English until he got older. Sadly, he lost the language. His Cherokee name is Hawk Feather, and he named me Little Bear. Maybe more "colourful" than that one man was saying a Cherokee name should be, but such is life.
Well spoken ,but I would say some parents thinks old fashion or tribes has to definition to their physical identity , If you don’t mind me asking how’s the atmosphere condition out there and I hope you’re having a productive day as well ??!……!.!
I'm Cherokee, and it is my greatest desire to speak this beautiful language
In many region in Russia, Special Sibir domestic people have simile face like Nort American Indians
Me too... Even tho I'm not Cherokee
My grandfather on my mother's side was John Cothern from Topton, NC. You are probably familiar with Red Marble Baptist Church in Topton and the cemetary with generations of Cothern's and Cothren's. My grandfather's youngest brother, Fred Cothern, wrote a book titled 'Memories of Family, and Other Stuff'. It speaks about the Cothern family and our Cherokee ancestry. We are related to the Trammel family - Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Idk why, but I found it humorous that every single native descendant had a strong southern drawl.
I think it's cute actually. Retaining their history, culture, and bloodline (and being proud with it) while talking like my great-grandpa does (he's from the Carolinas though).
@@TheVeryAngryShrimp I'd have to agree. I also got to wondering if their southern twang induced an "accent" in the native language. Similar to how we can often identify where a foreigner is from based on their accent when speaking English. German, French, British, Russian, etc to name a few. I could see it going either way, as many of them probably start learning their native tongue from birth.
The South US is old Hispanic lands. Natives weren't genocided in the Hispanic Empire unlike the Anglo-judeo one
Flying Nazgûl The Spaniards did the same thing against the indigenous peoples when they colonized the Americas.
Matt the flying nazgul guy is a nazi spook but the spaniards were actually more likely to integrate native culture and people into their society instead of immediately eradicating them. you can read up on it in a book called “double mistaken identity” which is a history of the spanish and natchez efforts to create a government that synthesized native and spanish legal systems. you can actually see the influences of both of those systems if you look at mexican state apparatuses like the “altepetl”
It's awesome knowing my ancestors spoke this language
Me too.
Same
Blessings to all of you. My wife is a quarter Cherokee and my Apostle who lives in the Boca Raton Florida area is Cherokee as well
This native Language is so amazing and mystic.
Thanks for uploading.
Many Greetings from Germany 💕🇩🇪😍
Wow, to this day they keep alive and well.
It's the year 2020 and their resilience is nothing short of astonishing.
Despite the unfavorable events of time they are still standing, breathing and smiling; they're keeping their roots intact.
They definitely live up to their name. May they only continue to grow and prosper more from here 💯
I hope the kids never forget where they came from nor may they never lose their culture 🙌🏼
I just love everything about this video
My desire to know my Cherokee heritage Redwine
Aloha Mandy Swimmer, The Language & Life Project and everyone else who were responsible for this documentary on the Cherokee language !!!!. I love your traditions and culture. Please keep it alive for
your children and their children. I remember Dr. James R. Scales, President of Oklahoma Baptist University,
in Shawnee, Oklahoma. I was a transfer student from Hawaii and graduated from OBU in 1965. Now am
living back in Hawaii !!!!! God bless you all !!!! Sincerely, Robert S.J. Hu September 19, 2020.
My Great great grandfather was full blood Cherokee, but he only claimed 3/4 when he signed the rolls so the government wouldn't take his land. I don't have very much blood in me only about 1/8th maybe a little more, I have a CDIB card but I think my heart is full blood. I have always wanted to learn more about my heritage but no one in my family knows the language and I would love to learn it and the traditions.
Adrian Miller, there are classes on TH-cam! ;) I just saw this myself.
I know what you mean I believe I have Cherokee in me but not sure how much I couldn't get my family to tell me more about my ancestors so I guess I won't know
@@teresarussell7588 you can try the ancestory dot com site and see what it has for you
What was your mothers degree of native? You are 1/2 of them and so on and so forth.
That's my aunt Laura teaching this class at the end I'm proud to have found this
I am very proud to be Cherokee I may not be 100% but I take great pride in the percentage that I have I even have a tattoo of the 7 point star and the 7 tribes that made it through the trail of tears I'm Cherokee and proud
@PiK You need help
PiK because you’re crazy stalking n being rude to someone on TH-cam, I mean gtfo....yeah u might have “plopped” out, but to be thankful and respectful and take pride in the bloodline and lineage u come from is very important. It’s important in any...n I mean ANY religion or belief all throughout time....if lineage wasn’t so important(granted it got lost for a bit in the midst of all the bad on earth, but slowly n surely we are beginning to realize how truly important it is again). U need to read the damn bible, the torah, Koran, learn about the creator story and chiefs passed to chiefs, u see it in every culture all over earth , all throughout time....so damn right be proud of what u are, what’s in ur blood, that’s u...n there will never be another like it in time n space....
U messed up going after people with some bs
Just cause u ain’t proud quit taking it out on people who are
Zane Smith that’s pretty cool, I just have the medicine wheel(on my ankle to top of foot) atm, but gonna get more. Well and I have one of my totems animals the dragon fly ...by my new age flowers cause I’m a girl too lol (next is wolf and/or tiger(another totem) walking up to the edge of a waterfall then the water and the forest bringing them all together around my thigh n up my back into the heavens(night sky) slightly up side of my neck(showing Orion’s belt because it’s where I’ve named my dead pets n animals I’ve loved to go for safety till I get there(even though they prolly protected me more than I them), that way I can see and talk to them every night n missing them won’t hurt so bad), and I’m gonna have my kids, family members, and known ancestors initials hidden all throughout the trees, and a water-snake is gonna wrap down thigh to be whispering to the dragonfly, as to I’m a Pisces, actually today is my bday, and to carry water throughout connecting everything in my life(n snakes(another totem) do not mean to natives what they are pertained to be in the Bible). N yes I’m prolly a bit cuckoo but I’m ok with that, keeps life interesting 🙃. But the 7 point star, I might be adding that one to my left hand(in part between thumb n forefinger) a very good tat to have. Thanks u for sharing n letting that idea coming to me from u sharing. Donadagohvi....Until we meet again!
PiK I can tell by your lack of maturity that you’re no older than, say, 13?
Zane Smith : good on ya ❤️
My grandmother was Cherokee.she looked and talked just like this older woman.Her family left the trail of tears and settled in southern Illinois.