Cherokee, the only surviving member of the southern branch of the Iroquoian language family, has been spoken in NC for at least 4,000 years. Now, the number of first language speakers in NC hovers at around 190, the majority of whom are at least 65 years old. The federal boarding school program was extremely detrimental to the language, and the shift of other community domains to English further exacerbated its decline. My work takes a multi-faceted approach toward restoring the language to daily use. From introducing young Cherokee learners to hip-hop to translating video games into Cherokee, I am collaborating with community members and academics to bolster the relevance and visibility of Cherokee in day-to-day life. The ultimate goal is to restore Cherokee as a widespread vehicle of daily communication in Cherokee, NC, so that one day children might begin to speak Cherokee again as their first language.