Tom Belt: Cherokee Language Teacher
Dublin Core
Title
Tom Belt: Cherokee Language Teacher
Subject
Belt, Thomas N.
Cherokee Indians
Cherokee language
Cherokee language -- Study and teaching
Cherokee language -- Writing
Language teachers
Manners and customs
Sequoyah, 1770?-1843
Description
With Cherokee as his first language, Tom Belt’s life work consists of spreading the gift of the Cherokee language. In this video interview, Belt gives background into the development of the Cherokee syllabary created by Sequoyah. The transcript provided is an unedited version of the video.
Creator
Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center
Source
Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
2011; 2010-06
Contributor
Bartel, Katherine
Belt, Thomas N.
Carroll, Tonya
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
mp4; pdf;
video recordings (physical artifacts)
interviews
Language
eng
Type
MovingImage
Text
Identifier
11678
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/11678
Date Created
2015-07-16
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;
Spatial Coverage
Qualla Boundary
North Carolina, Western
North Carolina
Extent
00:05:25 (video recording)(dimension)
19 pages (transcript)(pages)
Is Part Of
Cherokee Traditions
Collection
Citation
Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center, “Tom Belt: Cherokee Language Teacher,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/11678.