Fort Gibson Schools To Offer Cherokee Instruction (fwd)

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Fort Gibson Schools To Offer Cherokee Instruction
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FORT GIBSON, Okla. (AP) -- The Fort Gibson Public School District plans
to offer instruction in Cherokee culture and customs.

Assistant Superintendent Linda Clinkenbeard says the district is working
to get state certification in the Cherokee language.

The district has a 40 percent American Indian student population, most
of them Cherokee. Clinkenbeard says she believes there should be an
interest in the language.

A 2002 study by the Cherokee Nation indicated less than seven percent of
tribal members in northeastern Oklahoma can speak Cherokee.

Created: 11/3/2005
Updated: 11/3/2005 6:25:58 AM
Source: Associated Press
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