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.
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They're always interested in stories, ... and we have basket-making days and cultural days where we make some of the different arts and crafts. We make baskets and we try to give those wherever we go.Kay Henderson
It was really an initiative that Cherokee Principal Chief Chad Smith had, ... to keep the language and encourage young people to learn the language. And a great way to learn anything is through music.
Kay Henderson
They were really a shining example, ... We had a great time.
Kay Henderson
They are kids, ... and they like to have a good time. But they take what they do very seriously.
Kay Henderson
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.
Kay Henderson
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