Cherokee Nation language department reports growth in immersion and teacher training programs

Sep 26, 2025

Language department director Howard Peyton reported nine Cherokee-speaking families, expansion of master-apprentice and teacher-institute programs, a Kenwood facility grand opening and a new middle school designed around equinox alignments.

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The Cherokee Nation language department reported program expansions, new facilities and growth in family-level Cherokee language use during a Culture Committee meeting briefing.

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