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Cherokee Nation language department outlines teacher‑training grant, digital dictionary and large audio archive project
Summary
Howard Paden described a new teacher-support grant launching in August, a Saving the Voices audio archive of 936 recorded speakers being transcribed and time‑stamped, and work on an online dictionary and immersion teacher proficiency program aimed at raising classroom Cherokee proficiency.
The Cherokee Nation Language Department presented a multi-pronged plan for language revitalization on April 3, including a teacher-support program set to begin in August, an extensive audio‑archival transcribing effort and work toward an online dictionary.
"We got a new a new grant that will allow us to come in and hire a couple of of substitute teachers that's also graduates from Master Apprentice and, circulate them in our school or put them in the classroom where we can pull teachers out to work on their…
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