Drowning Bear First Graduate of Cherokee Education Degree Program at NSU (fwd link)

Sat Dec 20 23:46:33 UTC 2008

Drowning Bear First Graduate of Cherokee Education Degree Program at NSU

Northeastern State University, Oklahoma
USA

TAHLEQUAH – When Greg Drowning Bear crosses the stage at Northeastern State
University’s Fall Commencement ceremony in Jack Dobbins Field House on
Saturday, Dec. 20, he will leave an indelible mark on the history of the
institution.

Through a partnership between NSU and the Cherokee Nation, Drowning Bear will
receive the first bachelor’a degree in Cherokee Education from the historic
institution.

“"Every day we lose speakers of the Cherokee language,"” said Drowning Bear,
Cherokee. “"Most of the fluent speakers are above the age of 40. I think it’s
essential, for the language to survive, to produce fluent speakers."”

Accss full article below:
http://www.nsuok.edu/news/story.php?2295