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The Snowbird Cherokee fight to preserve their language and customs before it’s too late.
This PBS NC documentary follows the Snowbird Cherokee of western North Carolina as they fight to preserve their language, customs and ancestral traditions before they disappear. Through intimate storytelling about the Snowbird Cherokee’s art, culture and deep connections to their sacred land, the film offers a powerful portrait of a resilient community safeguarding its heritage.
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A Sacred Thread is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
A Sacred Thread is a PBS NC Original Production funded in part by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Preview | A Sacred Thread
Preview | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
This PBS NC documentary follows the Snowbird Cherokee of western North Carolina as they fight to preserve their language, customs and ancestral traditions before they disappear. Through intimate storytelling about the Snowbird Cherokee’s art, culture and deep connections to their sacred land, the film offers a powerful portrait of a resilient community safeguarding its heritage.
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Cherokee leaders take action to prevent the extinction of their language.
When the last speaker dies, they're going to be saying, "Man, I wish I had learned the language."
Well, it's not too late.
I'm trying to speak.
I'm trying to learn.
But we've still got a long ways to go.
If not us, then who?
And if not now, then when?
[dramatic music]
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A Sacred Thread is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
A Sacred Thread is a PBS NC Original Production funded in part by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.