Keli Gonzales Movies

The Cherokee language is deeply tied to Cherokee identity; yet generations of assimilation efforts by the U.S. government and anti-Indigenous stigmas have forced the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes to declare a State of Emergency for the language in 2019. While there are 430,000 Cherokee citizens in...

This film explores expressions of reciprocity in the Cherokee world, brought to life through a story told by an elder and first language speaker.