Kay Henderson
Kay Henderson
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Kathy is a fluent Cherokee speaker, ... So she makes sure that we're accurate on pronunciation and things like that.
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It was a surprise, ... We knew we were going to Washington, D.C., to take part in the First Americans Festival at the opening of the National Museum for the American Indian, with the Smithsonian, but we did not know that we had been invited to sing at the White House until we were already in Washington. So that was pretty exciting.
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You'll hear people season their conversation with it, ... They won't just have a whole conversation in Cherokee - though some of our elders will - but other times, people will just throw in phrases in order to be able to express themselves the way they're thinking.
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The primary goal of the choir is to rekindle interest in the language, ... The kids are interested in the Cherokee language and when we go on trips, we use a glossary of words that are in the songs and practice using them while we travel.