The 10,000 year-old Language: The Talking Leaves

Send a text Sequoyah, a severely disabled Cherokee who could not read or write created the first written Indian language. The responsibility of the United States towards Native People. Johnny Cash concept records, the struggles behind them that includes being threatened by Sam Phillips from Sun records. Marlon Brando stands up for Native People and how he helped Dennis Banks when he was arrested at the showdown at Wounded Knee which was on Indian land! The Indigenous Languages becoming extinct but there is a movement to help preserve them. How schools at one time rewarded those who did not speak their own language. Links: The Talking Leaves Lyrics: A Heartbeat & A Guitar Book: We’re Stii Here Documentary: Johnny Cash-Bitter Tears LP: Look Again to the Wind LP: Sing Out Article on Bitter Tears: Bitter Tears Article by Antonino D’Ambrosio: Before the Lights Podcast: Before the Lights Bitter Tears Webpage:

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The 10,000 year-old Language: The Talking Leaves is an episode from A Heartbeat & A Guitar: Johnny Cash & the Making of Bitter Tears by Tommy Canale.

This episode is 36:19 long.

This episode was published on Dec 27, 2021.

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