<div dir="ltr">Cherokee Phoenix<br><br>Cherokee Nation, others weigh in on language struggles during pandemic <br><br>Native American leaders and advocates testified on May 26 that COVID-19 has had a “devastating effect” on fluent language speakers.<br><br>During a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Michelle Sauve, acting commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, was one of several who addressed COVID-19’s impact on Native languages.<br><br>Full story:<br><a href="https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/culture/cherokee-nation-others-weigh-in-on-language-struggles-during-pandemic/article_6237b518-bfb9-11eb-87f3-93c4578aecf2.html">https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/culture/cherokee-nation-others-weigh-in-on-language-struggles-during-pandemic/article_6237b518-bfb9-11eb-87f3-93c4578aecf2.html</a></div>