First Language: The Race to Save Cherokee

Directed by Neal Hutcheson, Danica Cullinan
Not Rated
2014    56mDocumentary
8.2
The Cherokee language was once used widely throughout a large part of what became the Appalachian mountains. Today the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are fighting to revive it, recognizing that their language is an expression of the soul of the Cherokee people and a vessel of knowledge and heritage. In English and Cherokee.

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Cast of First Language: The Race to Save Cherokee

  • Jeremiah WolfeSelf - Beloved Man of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
  • Davy ArchSelf - Cherokee Artist
  • James LongSelf - Cherokee Cane Weaver
  • Shirley OswaltSelf - Cherokee Language Instructor
  • Lou JacksonSelf - Cherokee Language Instructor
  • Mary BrownSelf - Cherokee Language Instructor
  • Tyler HoweSelf - Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Historic Preservation Specialist
  • Nancy HornbuckleSelf - Cherokee Crafts Instructor
  • Melody TurnerSelf - Cherokee Language Camp Instructor
  • Hartwell FrancisSelf - Western Carolina University, Cherokee Language Program Director
  • Mark PagelSelf - from TED Radio Hour
  • Onita BushSelf - Snowbird Cherokee
  • Renissa McLaughlinSelf - New Kituwah Academy, Program Director
  • Kylie Crowe ShulerSelf - New Kituwah Academy, Principal
  • Annette Saunooke ClapsaddleSelf - Cherokee Preservation Foundation, Executive Director
  • Michell HicksSelf - Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Principal Chief
  • Frank BrannanSelf - Bookmaker & Printer
  • Bo TaylorSelf - Community Leader and Atse Kituwah Parent
  • Samantha Crowe HernandezSelf - New Kituwah Academy, Teacher and Parent
  • Rainy BrakeSelf - New Kituwah Academy, Teacher
  • Bo LossiahSelf - New Kituwah Academy, Curriculum Developer
  • Tom BeltSelf - Western Carolina University, Cherokee Language Program Coordinator
  • Lashay ArchSelf - New Kituwah Academy, Parent
  • Neal HutchesonDirector / Producer
  • Danica CullinanDirector
  • Danica CullinanProducer

 

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