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| Title | Article: Cherokee Language Part of PBS Outreach Series |
| Body | From http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/features/local_story_319112019.html?keyword=secondarystory Tribal language part of PBS outreach series By TEDDYE SNELL November 14, 2008 Cherokee Nation Immersion School kindergartners may just be learning to read and write, but already they’re famous. Filmmaker Sharon Grimberg, executive producer of “We Shall Remain,” a five-part documentary mini-series on American Indian history, visited the school yesterday to film material for the series and its multimedia educational campaign. The school, for 3-year-olds through third-graders, focuses on standard elementary school subjects, but only the Cherokee language is spoken. All texts are written in Cherokee, as are library books, maps, clocks, etc. The overall plan is to add one grade per year until the school reaches students through high school. Film from the Immersion School will be highlighted on the We Shall Remain Web site as part of a contemporary focus program. Read the entire article at http://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/features/local_story_319112019.html?keyword=secondarystory . |
| Source | Tahlequah Daily Press |
| Inputdate | 2008-11-16 08:20:08 |
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