Beginner Cherokee Language Series with Landon French (EBCI)
2025-01-15 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-01-22 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-01-29 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-02-05 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-02-12 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Kentucky/Monticello) | Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
Beginning January 13, educator Landon French (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) will lead biweekly Cherokee language lessons for beginners at Museum of the Cherokee People. This offering is free of charge and open to all. Participants are encouraged to attend each session, but drop-ins are welcome.
Meet the instructor:
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ᎦᎸᏥ ᏓᏆᏙᎠ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎬᏗ ᏃᎴ ᎴᏂᏓᎾ ᎦᎸᏥ ᏳᏁᎦ ᎬᏗ. ᎡᎳᏬᏗ ᎨᎯ. ᎠᏤ ᎩᏚᏩ ᏗᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏓᎩᎷᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰ ᏃᎴ ᎠᎬᏱ ᎠᏂᏯᎠ ᏕᎦᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ. ᏚᏳᎪᏛᎢ ᏃᎴ ᎠᏂᎩᏚᏩᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᏥᏍᏆᏛ.
Siyo,
My Cherokee name is Galvtsi and english name is Landon French. I live in Yellowhill. I work at New Kituwah Academy and I am the first grade teacher. I am also a graduate of Right Path and Kituwah Ways.
Schedule:
Week 1: January 13 & 15, 5pm-6:30pm
Week 2: January 20 & 22, 5pm-6:30pm
Week 3: January 27 & 29, 5pm-6:30pm
Week 4: February 3 & 5, 5pm-6:30pm
Week 5: February 10 & 12, 5pm-6:30pm
Week 6: February 17 & 19, 5pm-6:30pm

Museum Closed - Winter Hours
2025-01-20, 2025-01-27, 2025-02-03, 2025-02-10, 2025-02-17, 2025-02-24, 2025-03-03 | Museum of the Cherokee People, 589 Tsali Blvd, Cherokee, NC, 28719, United States
Through winter, Museum of the Cherokee People and the Museum Store will be closed on Mondays. MotCP’s administrative offices remain open.

Beginning Cherokee Language Series with Landon French (EBCI)
2025-01-20 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-01-27 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-02-03 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-02-10 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-02-17 17:00 - 18:30 | Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing

Cherokee History & Stories Workshop Series
2025-02-02 15:00 - 16:30, 2025-03-02 15:00 - 16:30 | Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
Kathi Littlejohn, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has been telling Cherokee stories for more than 40 years at events, festivals, and schools. She has been leading Cherokee history tours for five years to historically and culturally significant places in Western North Carolina. She has produced four CDs of Cherokee stories: ‘Cherokee Legends,’ Volume I, II, and III and ‘Cherokee Stories of the Supernatural,’ available at select gift shops. She also completed a series of YouTube videos named “Cherokee History and Stories, “What Happened Here?”

Book Signing: Christopher B. Teuton (Cherokee Nation)
2025-02-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Museum of the Cherokee People, 589 Tsali Blvd, Cherokee, NC, 28719, United States
Christopher B. Teuton (Cherokee Nation) is Professor and Chair of the Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington-Seattle, where he is a scholar of Indigenous oral and written literary studies, community-based cultural heritage and language revitalization work, and fieldwork exploring the perpetuation of Indigenous arts and epistemologies. Teuton is author of Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars’ Club (University of North Carolina Press, 2012), a collection of forty interwoven stories, conversations, and teachings about Western Cherokee life, beliefs, history, and the art of storytelling. His recently published book, Cherokee Earth Dwellers: Stories and Teachings of the Natural World (University of Washington Press, 2023), co-authored with the late Cherokee Nation leader Hastings Shade, articulates a Cherokee view of nature grounded in Cherokee names for that world as well as stories and reflections of Cherokee elders and knowledge keepers. Teuton is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

'The Truth According to Ember' Book Discussion and Live Virtual Q&A with Author Danica Nava (Chickasaw Nation)
2025-02-12 17:30 - 19:00
From Danica Nava (Chickasaw Nation), the first traditionally published Native romance author, ‘The Truth According to Ember’ is a fresh, USA Today-bestselling rom-com that will get you in the Valentine’s spirit.

Books on the Boundary meets in the Museum Store on Wednesday, February 12 at 5:30pm to discuss the novel and enjoy a live, virtual Q&A with author Danica Nava (Chickasaw Nation).

Ember Lee Cardinal has not always been a liar—well, not for anything that counted at least. But her job search is not going well and when her resumé is rejected for the thirty-seventh time, she takes matters into her own hands. She gets “creative” listing her qualifications and answers the ethnicity question on applications with a lie—a half-lie, technically. No one wanted Native American Ember, but white Ember has just landed her dream accounting job on Park Avenue (Oklahoma City, that is).

Accountant Ember thrives in corporate life—and her love life seems to be looking up too: Danuwoa Colson, the IT guy and fellow Native who caught her eye on her first day, seems to actually be interested in her too. Despite her unease over the no-dating policy at work, they start to see each other secretly, which somehow makes it even hotter? But when they’re caught in a compromising position on a work trip, a scheming colleague blackmails Ember, threatening to expose their relationship. As the manipulation continues to grow, so do Ember’s lies. She must make the hard decision to either stay silent or finally tell the truth, which could cost her everything.

Danica Nava is an enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and works as an Executive Assistant in the tech industry. She has her MBA from USC Marshall School of Business. She currently lives in Southern California with her husband and daughter. The Truth According to Ember is her debut novel. You can find her on Instagram at the handle @danica_nava.

The Truth According to Ember is available to purchase in the Museum Store.

Finger Weaving Fridays
2025-02-14 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-14 14:00 - 16:30 | Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
Beginning February 14, Nola will offer instruction in the traditional Cherokee art form of finger weaving from 2pm-4:30pm on Fridays through the end of the month. Bring your own yarn, or choose materials from the Museum’s selection. Beginner and experienced finger weavers are invited to learn and practice their craft in community. This is a free offering open exclusively to enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and other federally recognized Tribes.

Museum & Store Closed
2025-02-19 09:00 - 2025-02-20 10:30
The Museum & Store will reopen on Thursday, February 20 at 10:30am.

CANCELLED: Beginner Cherokee Language Series with Landon French (EBCI)
2025-02-19 17:00 - 18:30 | Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing

Immersive Cherokee Language with David Jumper (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)
2025-03-03 17:00, 2025-03-05 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-03-10 17:00, 2025-03-12 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-03-17 17:00 | Museum of the Cherokee People – Education Wing
Led by David Jumper (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), this new biweekly series is an intensive (not excelled, or advanced level) workshop that empowers participants to use language as much as possible during class through call and response, partner and group work, and questions and answers.

Topics will include everyday activities that apply to everyone, and a general outline for class will be provided. All ages and “levels” of learners are welcome, and registration is not required.

Biweekly, 5pm-6:30pm:
Week 1: March 3 & 5
Week 2: March 10 & 12
Week 3: March 17 & 19
Week 4: March 24 & 26
Week 5: March 31 & April 2
Week 6: April 7 & 9

Meet the instructor:

ᏏᏲ! ᏕᏫᏗ ᏗᎳᏔᏕᎩ ᏓᏆᏙᎠ. ᏅᎩᏍᎪᏦ ᎢᏯᏆᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᏃᎴ ᏩᏲᎯ ᏛᎩᎶᏒ. ᎠᏤ ᎩᏚᏩ ᏗᏙᎴᏆᏍᏗ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰ ᏃᎴ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎠᏂᏯᎠ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᏕᏲᎲᏍᎪ. ᎭᏅ ᏣᏆᎴᏅᎲ ᎦᎶᏂ ᎧᎸ 2010 ᏥᎨᏒ. ᏔᎵ ᎢᏳᎾᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᎩᎳ ᎠᎬᏱ ᏣᏆᎴᏅᎲ.

ᏴᏫᏯ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏃᎴ ᏗᏇᏲᏗ ᏗᎩᎸᏉᏗ. ᏂᎪᎯᎸ basketball ᎤᎾᏁᏦᏗᏍᏊ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᎰ. ᎣᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎾᏁᏦᎥᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏧᏴᏨ ᎦᏯᎴᎾ “ᎠᏣ ᏚᎾᎳᏏᏕᎾ”! ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᏂᎩᏚᏩ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏓᏆᏚᎵᏍᎪ! ᎢᎬᏌ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᏥᎩ! ᏣᎳᎩ ᎯᏥᏬᏂᏍᎨᏍᏗ!

ᎩᎳ ᎠᎬᏱ ᏣᏆᎴᏅᎲ ᏗᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏳᎾᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗ ᏥᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ. ᎤᏙᏓᏋᏓ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᏃᎴ ᏧᏙᏓᏋᏓ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᏥᎨᏒ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏯᏂ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏟᏃᎮᎸ ᎠᏆᏛᎦᏅ. ᏍᎩᏛ ᎤᎡᎸᏗ ᏴᏫᏯ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᎪᏗᏓ ᏣᏆᏙᎴᏋ. ᎠᏎᏃ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᏂᎩᏚᏩ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏧᏐᏯ ᏱᏄᎾᏛᏁᎴ. ᎯᎠᏃ ᎣᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏐ ᏂᎦᏓ ᏱᎦᏚᎵ ᎢᎦᏙᎴᏆᏍᏗ ᎢᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ, ᎠᏛᏓᏍᏙᏗ ᏃᎴ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ. ᎣᏍᏓ ᎨᎰ ᎢᏥᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᏱᏥᏏᎾ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ, ᏐᎢ ᏕᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ, ᎢᎦᏛᏓᏍᏙᏗ ᏃᎴ ᎢᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏧᏙᏓᏋᏓ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ!

Hello! My name is David Jumper. I’m 43 years old and I come from the Wolftown community. I work at The Atse Kituwah Academy, and I teach second grade Cherokee language arts. I started there in August 2010. When I first started, I worked in the 2-year-old classroom.

I love learning and teaching the Cherokee language. I always like watching basketball games. The North Carolina Tarheels are the best! I want all Cherokees to learn the Cherokee language! It belongs to only us! Everyone speak Cherokee!

My first few years working at the Academy I was placed in classrooms with at least 2 fluent speakers where I could hear them converse with each other in the language. This is where I excelled the most in my language journey. Although not everyone is as fortunate as I have been. I feel that this is the best way to learn, listening and practicing speaking. Reading and writing are good ways to memorize language but our language, just as any other language, must be heard and spoken as much as possible EVERY DAY!
