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Cherokee Nation launches Language Hub and uploads New Testament audio to support revitalization
Summary
The language department described a new Language Hub on cherokee.gov with recorded, timestamped New Testament audio (39 hours), a "Saving the Voices" archive of more than 1,040 recorded speakers, and tools for learners, with a target to complete speaker surveys by Sept. 30.
The Cherokee Nation language department presented a progress report on efforts to digitize and expand access to Cherokee language resources. Howard Peyton, speaking for the department, said the New Testament audio has been uploaded to the department’s dictionary interface and that "Russell Fielding has 39 hours of reading that" with words timestamped so learners can follow and tap to see definitions.
Peyton also described the Language Hub, a web-based resource linked from cherokee.gov that currently contains dozens of pages of content, touch-to-play recordings, animations and a suite of learning tools. He said the "Saving the Voices" project has recorded 1,040 Cherokee speakers and that the first ten recordings are already live on the hub. Peyton gave program metrics: the translation department completed "1,943 translations" during the reporting period and the department aims to finish speaker surveys by Sept. 30.
Councilors and staff discussed ways to share the hub with constituents and to publicize the resources on social media and council channels. Peyton described additional features in development, including a tone tool that compares a learner’s tone to recorded speakers and syntax tools for learners.
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