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The Cherokee Language
The Cherokee language immersion class will be offered July 20 – 31, 2009.
This ten-day class will teach conversational Cherokee language using the Total
Physical Response Method and the Rassius Method developed at Darmouth. Open
to the general public ages 16 and up, the class costs $500. For information,
contact Bo Taylor at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian by phone at 1-828-497-3481
or by email at
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To register and pay, contact Sharon
Littlejohn by phone or by email at
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The Museum’s
first Cherokee language immersion class was offered in 2003 for tribal members
through a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
The class will be led by Bo Taylor, along with at least one Cherokee elder
in every class session. The ten-day class focuses on immersing participants
in Cherokee language through classroom activities, interaction with elders,
and field trips. The class will not cover reading and writing Cherokee using
Sequoyah’s syllabary. Participants will be responsible for their own room
and board. For more info on accommodations in the area, go to www.cherokee-nc.com.
College credit is not offered for this course.
Bo Taylor works as Archivist at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian and also
lectures on Cherokee music, dance and spirituality. He has studied Cherokee
language with Robert Bushyhead and Walker Calhoun for more than ten years and
is dedicated to the preservation of the Cherokee language. He has a Bachelor’s
degree in Anthropology with a minor in Cherokee Studies from Western Carolina
University. He has taught Cherokee language at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian,
in the Cherokee History and Culture Institute, and through the Cultural Resources
Office of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He also dances with the Warriors
of AniKituhwa.
Cherokee History and Culture Institute--Registration Info and Syllabus
Cherokee History and Culture Institute
Museum of the Cherokee Indian and Western Carolina University
July 13 - July 18, 2009
This intensive six-day course for educators covers archaeology, folklore, history,
and linguistics. Experiences with the Cherokee community are combined with classroom
discussions. See syllabus and registration info below.
ANTH 493/593 Call numbers are respectively 50784/50785 The Museum of the Cherokee
Indian will offer the eleventh annual "Cherokee History and Culture Institute,"
from July 13—July 18, 2009. Sponsored by the museum and initiated by a
grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, this institute combines
academic learning with experiences in the Cherokee community.
Contact:
Dr. Barbara Duncan, Education Director
Museum of the Cherokee Indian
589 Tsali Blvd. PO Box 1599
Cherokee NC 28719
1-828-497-3481
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Financial Aid and Scholarships
For Cherokee and American Indian scholarship information click here.
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