First Language: The Race to Save Cherokee
Language is the vessel of knowledge and heritage for the Cherokee people. This Emmy Award-winning documentary chronicles the efforts of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to preserve and revitalize the endangered Cherokee language.
Media Details
Runtime: 56 minutes 8 seconds
- Topic: History, Social Science
- Subtopic: Culture and Society, Multiculturalism, Native Americans, Social Awareness
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
- Release Year: 2016
- Producer/Distributor: The Language & Life Project at NC State University
- Voicer: Roy Samuelson
- Writer: Daniel Strauss
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