Schon Duncan

Biography

Schon Duncan (ᎤᎶᎩᎳ) is a citizen of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, a Cherokee language teacher, filmmaker, writer and community advocate. They currently teach Cherokee at the University of Oklahoma, where their courses center on conversation and the cultural history of the Cherokee peoples. Duncan co-directed the award-winning documentary ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ: We Will Speak, which follows Cherokee speakers and learners in their efforts to sustain the language. He has also contributed to Cheroke…