Cherokee immersion school aims to save language (fwd link)

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Cherokee immersion school aims to save language

By Bibeka Shrestha • Staff Writer
USA

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians praised the new Kituwah Language Academy
for the cultural renaissance that’s now unfolding within its doors.

The official ribbon cutting ceremony last Wednesday (Oct. 7) for the language
immersion school’s opening led many speakers to break down in tears of
happiness over the historic step forward in preserving the Cherokee language,
while recalling with sorrow past efforts to stamp out that cornerstone of their
culture.

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