Cherokee Community of the Inland Empire

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Cherokee Community of the Inland Empire - Membership Application Osiyo Oginali! Submit one application per household that is applying for membership in Cherokee Community of the Inland Empire (CCIE). A copy of this application and your responses will be emailed to you. ~ We meet monthly on the 3rd Saturday. ~ Annual Membership Dues are $25 per year per household,...

Siyo friends! This page is no longer active (we're locked out of it), please follow us on our NEW PAGE Cherokee Community of the Inland Empire - CCIE. We will have an update there soon about the upcoming at-large community gathering in Fullerton on October 21, 2023.

If you have questions, reach us at [email protected] or [email protected]. WADO!

Congrats to Theresa and Alicia for winning raffle prizes at a monthly gathering! 🎉 Email us at [email protected] for more info on our next one.

Learn how to say "cow" in Cherokee.
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🌻🌻 Happy Friday! Learn how to say "sunflower" in Cherokee.

Meeting the community! 🧡

🏹 Acquiring new skills.

Happy First Day of Summer! ☀️🍉🧡

Did you catch us at the Sherman Indian High School Pow Wow this year? We had fun making corn husk dolls!

Congratulations to Andrez for winning the flute raffle at our January 2023 Gathering! And thank you to everyone who bought a raffle ticket and participated, your support is appreciated. Wado!

Join us on Saturday, June 17 in Riverside!

Save your seat for the Beading Workshop at https://bit.ly/BeadRSVP

For more information on a Gathering, email us at [email protected].

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Cherokee Community Of the Inland Empire would like to wish a happy birthday to all the November birthdays. Hope your day is filled with love and laughter.

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Cherokee Language in the 21st Century.

Free Online Cherokee Language Course
Welcome, all, to a new age in human history! Between 2022 and 2032, the United Nations General Assembly declared the next ten years as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages to promote awareness of the critical status of Indigenous languages and encourage preservation, revitalization, and promotion around the globe (UN). Such action could not have arrived soon enough as it is estimated that around 175 Native American Languages are currently spoken, and by 2050, only 20 shall remain (UNESCO, 2022).

These languages are some of the last remaining pieces of Native American cultures, and without immediate action, disastrous consequences could unfold upon the identities and sovereignties of Indigenous Nations.

For many, language is simply a tool for communication and nothing more than a way to express complex thoughts and emotions. Many of us, as Native Americans, have heard comments such as, "We should all speak the same language, it would be easier” or “You are a conquered people and lost the war, so why save it”. Such comments are ignorant because in reality, for Native Americans, language is so much more. There has been 500 years of persecution, degradation, and being told that one's culture is less than, yet the language continued to endure and in itself transformed into an identity validating tribal and cultural sovereignty. Many Native American nations, especially the Cherokee, entail a deep connection to the past. The relationship to history creates a continuous dialogue with our ancestors, allowing the present and future generations to learn and grow from the knowledge of their forebears. Such a connection to the language and to our ancestors gives us the strength to charge fearlessly into the heart of the storm like the mighty buffalo, just as the great Chief Wilma Mankiller once said. Moreover, our language is an unyielding reminder that we, as one people, are still present.

A great deal of work has been committed to preserving the Cherokee language in the last 20 years. In 2001, the Cherokee Immersion program was founded, starting a new age of Cherokee language revitalization. Eleven years later, nine students completed the program, the first graduating class from the Cherokee immersion school. On October 29th, 2021, the Cherokee Nation announced that a second Cherokee Immersion campus would open (Bark, 2021). We have come a long way from the time our parents and grandparents were beaten by educators for speaking their ancestral tongue to the outstanding achievements that have been put forward. Yet, there is still much work to be done as many Cherokee citizens who wish to establish a relationship with their culture reside outside the Nation's boundaries. This geographic divide has created a bridge between our people, preventing access to the necessary tools to connect with their homeland. However, thanks to the dedication of our speakers, both young and old, there are now language learning opportunities available.

Cherokee PINS is proud to announce the release of the first in a series of Cherokee language courses partnered with 7000 Languages, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating online language courses for indigenous and minority groups.

The course was created with the help of volunteers from the Cherokee PINS Project Foundation, Cherokee Nation Council Member Dr. Julia Coates, Dr. Brad Montgomery Anderson, and former Council Member Mary Baker Shaw.

The first courses in the series will teach the Cherokee syllabary and beginning Cherokee using the technology provided by the international language platform Transparent Language. The project offers a new way to access Cherokee language learning tools, and each course is guided by Cherokee National Treasure David Scott and Cherokee speaker Sean ᏙᏧᏩ Sikora.

Through programs like this, tribal citizens can learn, speak and hear Cherokee and create a relationship with their ancestral past. The Cherokee Language Course presents a new age of Cherokee language preservation, learning, and connection.

Work Cited
https://www.ncai.org/policy-issues/community-and-culture/language #:~:text=According%20to%20UNESCO%2C%2074%20Native,still%20be%20spoken%20by%202050.

https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/native-american-languages-in-the-us #:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Indigenous%20Language,and%20approximately%20175%20remain%20today.

https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/culture/greasy-school-future-site-of-second-immersion-school/article_97e4bd20-4171-11ec-ad29-bfa2f6c29ded.html

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. “Indigenous Languages Decade.” UNESCO, 23 Mar. 2022, https://en.unesco.org/idil2022-2032.

United Nations. “International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022 – 2032 for Indigenous Peoples.” United Nations, United Nations, 2022, https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/indigenous-languages.html.

Bark, Lindsay. “Greasy School Future Site of Second Immersion School.” Cherokeephoenix.org, Cherokee Phoenix , 9 Nov. 2021, https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/culture/greasy-school-future-site-of-second-immersion-school/article_97e4bd20-4171-11ec-ad29-bfa2f6c29ded.html.

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Come join Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. & Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell as we show support for Cherokee Nation Delegate Kim Teehee to be seated in Congress. To rsvp or get more info email [email protected]

Your Cherokee Community wishes you a very Happy Birthday to all you September babies. Hope you all have an awesome day.

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'Siyo,
Remember that today we will be having our annual ice cream social gathering!
Below is the link for those who can not attend in-person but may do so via the live webinar,
CCIE August Gathering
Sat, Aug 20, 2022 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM (PDT)

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/739698653

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (224) 501-3412

Access Code: 739-698-653

Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://meet.goto.com/install
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A very happy birthday to all you August babies. Hope you have an awesome birthday.

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Mark your calendars for our upcoming Cherokee Community gathering on Saturday July 16, 2022 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm in Riverside at Pathways Community Church.
The meeting flyer will soon to follow.

Cherokee Community of the Inland Empire wishes all our July babies a very happy birthday. Hope your day is all you want it to be. Also please have a safe 4th of July holiday.

We are invited to attend