http://rss.cherokeephoenix.orgThe most current and accurate source of Cherokee news, culture and language. Find complete coverage and breaking news about issues concerning Cherokee people including Cherokee Nation tribal council meetings, pending court cases, health and education information, reader and staff opinions, and Cherokee athletes and traditional games.en-usThe competition promotes the study, use and retention of the Cherokee language in young people.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20944/Article.aspxWed, 09 Dec 2009 01:22:54 GMTThornton Media Inc. is offering the Cherokee Basic language application for download to an iPod Touch, iPhone or Nintendo DSi.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20667/Article.aspxThu, 03 Sep 2009 02:17:29 GMTSpeakers from both tribes determine what Cherokee words will be used for English words.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20485/Article.aspxTue, 07 Jul 2009 01:48:31 GMTThe Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians expands its immersion school to teach its citizens the Cherokee language.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20458/Article.aspxWed, 01 Jul 2009 01:52:57 GMTWith only an estimated 6,500 fluent Cherokee speakers left, Cherokee Nation officials say the most effective tool they have to keep the language from dying is the immersion program.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20244/Article.aspxThu, 07 May 2009 07:51:48 GMTA group of Oklahoma high school students are being honored for a documentary about dying languages of American Indian tribes.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/19948/Article.aspxMon, 12 Jan 2009 03:30:19 GMTStudents at the Twin Buttes school have honored their longtime teacher with the words he taught them.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/19800/Article.aspxFri, 24 Oct 2008 05:06:18 GMTTewanna Edwards remembers her late great-uncle as a gentle old man who fed her raisins and laughed as she grimaced while eating them.She had no idea as a child that the 6-foot-3 Choctaw Indian was one of the first American Indian code talkers. http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/19787/Article.aspxMon, 20 Oct 2008 02:38:19 GMTA Catholic school’s policy that requires students to speak only English while in school does not in itself create a hostile learning environment, a federal judge ruled August 15.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/19697/Article.aspxMon, 18 Aug 2008 02:28:23 GMTCherokee Nation Immersion School students once again sweep the Group Spoken Language category at the Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair in Norman.http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/19499/Article.aspxFri, 04 Apr 2008 04:16:50 GMT