“Chanela”
“Chanela” I have a Cherokee name. I was named by a Speaker. A First Language Speaker. A RattlingGourd. Language is everything. To everyone. If you are a person interested in other cultures and need something to do but you don’t know what to do, learn a native language. You will be helping to preserve a piece of history that is at risk of vanishing. Language preservation programs are happening all over the US right now. If you live in the United States…you live on Native Land. It’s okay. You will say things wrong and you will be made …