Restoring Cherokee as a thriving, active language

Standing inside the recently opened Cherokee Immersion Middle School in Tahlequah, I saw much more than a new building. Beyond the welcoming atmosphere for learning, I saw another answer to generations of policies, including the boarding school era, that discouraged — and even…

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Cherokee Nation Opens $30M Cherokee Immersion Middle School

Cherokee Nation leaders gathered Monday to open the new ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛ (School of the Seven Directions) Cherokee Immersion Middle School, a $30 million investment in Cherokee language revitalization.

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Cherokee Nation Opens $30M Cherokee Immersion Middle School

Cherokee Nation leaders gathered Monday to open the new ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛ (School of the Seven Directions) Cherokee Immersion Middle School, a $30 million investment in Cherokee language revitalization.