We Will Speak 2023
We Will Speak
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.
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.
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Release Date:
Mar 23, 2023 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 34`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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We Will Speak - We Will Speak
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Schon Duncan... Co-director
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Eda Scraper... Self
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Betty Frogg... Self
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Cora Flute... Self
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Gil Jackson... Self
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Bo Lossiah... Self
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Ann Arneach... Self
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Gary Wayne Vann... Self
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Howard Paden... Self
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Colby Luper... Self