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Preserving the Cherokee language with children’s books

Thursday, 31 March 2011
Written by Davin Eldridge — Staff Writer
USA

Local artists contribute their skills to illustrate traditional
children’s stories

The Kituwah Preservation & Education Program [KPEP] is taking measures
to preserve the ancient language of the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, with colorful children’s books written in the native Cherokee
language and illustrated by local artists.

By commissioning artists throughout the region to illustrate the
children’s books, KPEP hopes to keep the near-extinct language alive
by catching the interest of Cherokee youth at an early age and
introducing them to their native tongue.

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