"the People's Paths!" Cherokee News Path - Fall Community Language Class Schedule

***"Cherokee Nation will be offering Cherokee language classes in several area communities this fall. Classes are beginning level and will include an introduction to the Cherokee syllabary."***

The Cherokee Nation will be offering Cherokee language classes in several area communities within the tribe’s 14-county jurisdictional area this fall.

Cherokee Nation’s Cultural Resource Center is sponsoring the free 10-week community language classes, which begin in October and run through December. The class schedule is as follows:

In Muskogee County, language classes will be held at the Porum Senior Citizens Center beginning Thursday, October 15, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and running for ten consecutive Thursdays. The instructor will be Dorothy Powell.

In Rogers County, classes will be held at the Cherokee Nation Claremore Housing Services Office beginning Monday, October 5, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and running for ten consecutive Mondays. Meda Nix will be the instructor.

Language classes for Sequoyah County will be held at the Marble City School starting Tuesday, October 13, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Classes will run for ten consecutive Tuesdays. Instructor is George Byrd.

Classes in Adair County will start on Monday, October 12, at the Indian Capital Technology Center in Stilwell from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and will continue for ten consecutive Mondays. Marie Eubanks will instruct the class.

In Washington County, classes will be held at the Dewey Adult Learning Center in Bartlesville beginning Monday, October 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Classes will run for ten consecutive Mondays. Instructor is Bill Foster.

Tahlequah classes taught by J.C. Lowe will be held in the Osiyo Training Room on ten consecutive Thursday nights from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., beginning on Oct. 8. The Osiyo Training Room is located behind the Cherokee Nation Gift Shop at the Cherokee Nation tribal complex on Hwy 62 South.

The Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource Center provides services and information that works to revitalize Cherokee language and heritage. The language course is a part of the Cherokee Nation’s culture and history initiative that will help to preserve the Cherokee language.

Classes are beginner level and are open to anyone with an interest in learning the Cherokee language. Classes will include an introduction to the Cherokee syllabary system of writing. To register or for more information regarding the Cherokee Language classes, please call 918-453-5154.