We Will Speak

"With fewer than 1,500 fluent speakers left, a small group of Cherokee activists race to save their language from disappearing."Movie
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We Will Speak
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StarringKeli GonzalesCarolyn SwepstonSchon Duncan
DirectorsMichael McDermitSchon Duncan
NR 1 hr 34 minDocumentary
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Katherine Harper, Thomas Sadoski, Mark Shlomchik, Diana Baldovino, Gill Holland, Ben Speiser, Wes Studi
Production Companies:Blurry Pictures
We Will Speak on the Web:Facebook, Instagram, Official Website
indigenousnative americancommunityactivismlanguagelinguisticscherokeelanguage revitalizationcherokee nationunited keetoowah band of cherokee indians

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