VERMONT PREMIERE
The Cherokee language is deeply tied to Cherokee identity. Yet generations of assimilation efforts by the U.S. government and anti-Indigenous stigmas forced the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes to declare a State of Emergency for the language in 2019. Of the 430,000 Cherokee citizens, fewer than an estimated 2,000 fluent Cherokee speakers remain. ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (We Will Speak) follows various Cherokee community members as they continue the long fight to help save the language.
SCREENING INFORMATION:
Date: Saturday, August 26
Time: 9:00am
Location: Town Hall Theater
CREDITS
Director: Schon Duncan, Michael McDermit
Producer: Keli Gonzales, Laura Heberton
Cinematographer/Editor: Jacob Koestler [Filmmaker to attend]
FILM INFORMATION
Genre: Documentary
Length: 94 minutes
Location: United States
Language: Cherokee (w/subtitles)