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We Will Speak

2023-1h 34min
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The Cherokee language is deeply tied to Cherokee identity; yet generations of assimilation efforts by the U.S. government and anti-Indigenous stigmas have forced the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes to declare a State of Emergency for the language in 2019. While there are 430,000 Cherokee citizens in the three federally recognized tribes, fewer than an estimated 2,000 fluent speakers remain—the majority of whom are elderly. The covid pandemic has unfortunately hastened the course. Language activists, artists, and the youth must now lead the charge of urgent radical revitalization efforts to help save the language from the brink of extinction.

Directed by Schon Duncan Michael McDermit

Writers

Stars Carolyn Swepston Marion Scraper Eda Scraper

Videos

Thumbnail of the video: ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (We Will Speak): Teaser

ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (We Will Speak): Teaser

Cast

Carolyn Swepston's picture in the cast

Carolyn Swepston

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Marion Scraper's picture in the cast

Marion Scraper

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Eda Scraper's picture in the cast

Eda Scraper

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Durbin Feeling's picture in the cast

Durbin Feeling

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Clifton Petit's picture in the cast

Clifton Petit

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Weynema Smith's picture in the cast

Weynema Smith

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David Crawler's picture in the cast

David Crawler

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Betty Frogg's picture in the cast

Betty Frogg

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Clara Proctor's picture in the cast

Clara Proctor

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Cora Flute's picture in the cast

Cora Flute

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Gil Jackson's picture in the cast

Gil Jackson

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Oleta Pritchett's picture in the cast

Oleta Pritchett

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