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Languages are endangered yhen speakers die or move into modern society
Cherokee is one of those languages.
In 1830, nearly 125,000 Native Americans lived in the southeastern United
Over 15,000 Cherokees walked
States. But in 1838, they were forced to move west.
to Oklahoma in the dead of winter. About_5.000_seem_to have died。 『Wher
descendants are now the Cherokee Nation.
Some Cherokees, under_a leader named Tsalhi, refased to leave. There Was a
at 玉 he surrendered and
fght and some soldiers were killed. The army told Tsah
paid the price for the death of the soldiers, the others could stay in their homes.
Tsahi surrendered and was shot so that. his folowers_could stay.、 Ther
descendants today are the Rastern Band of Cherokee jm純台 Tsahi is remembered
_ But by the
asa hero. The Eastern Band has struggled to keep their culture alhve.
Cherokee
end of the 20中 century children were no ]onger learning the language.
was endangered.
