Sara serves her community as a "bridge of communication," connecting those without resources to vital climate change education. Her work ensures crucial information reaches underserved

Sara serves her community as a "bridge of communication," connecting those without resources to vital climate change education. Her work ensures crucial information reaches underserved populations, supported by the Climate Reality Project.

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Sara Snyder Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Cherokee Language Program at Western Carolina University, advocates for preserving Native languages. She shares her

Sara Snyder Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Cherokee Language Program at Western Carolina University, advocates for preserving Native languages. She shares her personal journey from supporting assimilation to championing the endangered Cherokee language, highlighting reasons for saving dying languages and how non-Natives can contribute.

An ethnomusicologist and linguistic anthropologist, Hopkins previously taught at New Kituwah Academy, a Cherokee language immersion school. This talk was presented at a TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.