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From http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20934/Article.aspx

Video: Cherokee Nation employees immerse in tribe’s language
By Christina Good Voice
December 6, 2009

Cherokee Nation citizen Carla Feathers has a father who speaks Cherokee fluently. Although she’s not fluent, she always wanted to learn the language.

Now thanks to an initiative by the tribe’s Language Strategic Work Team, Feathers and other CN employees can immerse themselves in the language with hopes of learning it.

On Oct. 1, the tribe replaced a 20-hour language class for employees with a 40-hour immersion class. All employees will be required to take it as part of a core curriculum, according to a CN Employee Development e-mail.

Read the full article and view an accompanying video at http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/20934/Article.aspx
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