Basic Info
Release: March 23, 2023
Runtime: 94 min
Rating: ⭐ 10.0/10 (1 votes)
Status: Released
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ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (We Will Speak): Teaser (Vimeo)
We Will Speak
2023
94 min
⭐ 10.0/10
1 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
No spoken language data available.Cast
Keli Gonzales
Self
Carolyn Swepston
Self
Schon Duncan
Self
Marion Scraper
Self
Eda Scraper
Self
Durbin Feeling
Self
Clifton Petit
Self
Weynema Smith
Self
David Crawler
Self
Betty Frogg
Self
Clara Proctor
Self
Cora Flute
Self
Crew
Katherine Harper
Executive Producer
Matt Miller
Music
Thomas Sadoski
Executive Producer
Mark Shlomchik
Executive Producer
Michael McDermit
Producer
Schon Duncan
Producer
Jacob Koestler
Producer
Diana Baldovino
Executive Producer
Michael McDermit
Director
Schon Duncan
Director
Jacob Koestler
Cinematography
Keli Gonzales
Producer
Laura Heberton
Producer
Gill Holland
Executive Producer
Ben Speiser
Executive Producer
Wes Studi
Executive Producer
Backdrops
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