2023 | USA | Documentary

ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (We Will Speak)

  • Cherokee, English - 94 mins
  • Director | Schon Duncan, Michael McDermit
  • Writer | Schon Duncan, Michael McDermit
  • Producer | Keli Gonzales, Laura Heberton

STATUS: Released

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With fewer than 1,500 fluent speakers remaining, Cherokee activists rally against time to safeguard their endangered language. Shot over three years following the 2019 declaration of a Cherokee language state of emergency, this gripping film captures the passion of those fighting to preserve the early written language of an Indigenous culture in North America. Through interviews and community scenes, we witness the resilience of a people determined to defy extinction and reclaim their heritage

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