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Podcast: The Talking Appalachian Podcast
Episode: Talking Cherokee, Resilience and Devotion
Description: What did you think of this episode?A Cherokee language revival is underway, thanks to the efforts of the Cherokee Nation and their communities in Oklahoma and western North Carolina. The story of Cherokee language history and the work to create Cherokee language schools and immersion communities are told in the award-winning documentary, We Will Speak. I'm talking with one of the directors and Blurry Pictures co-founder, Michael McDermit, about the making of this documentary and what it meant to collaborate with Native speakers and teachers to tell this story. Then, we'll pivot to another project of...