10.0We Will Speak · 2023
We Will Speak (2023) is a Documentary film directed by Michael McDermit, starring Keli Gonzales, Carolyn Swepston, Schon Duncan.
Documentary
10.0Overview
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.
Cast
Keli Gonzales, Carolyn Swepston, Schon Duncan, Marion Scraper, Eda Scraper, Durbin Feeling, Clifton Petit, Weynema Smith
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What is "We Will Speak" about?
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.
When was "We Will Speak" released?
We Will Speak was released in 2023.
Who stars in "We Will Speak"?
The cast includes Keli Gonzales, Carolyn Swepston, Schon Duncan, Marion Scraper.
