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Excell Program at Marble School
Language:
Cherokee
Program
Base: Preschool and elementary school
Goals:
- To
retain the oral language of the Cherokee Nation.
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To appreciate the culture and heritage of the Cherokee Nation.
Brief
Description:
Oral Cherokee is taught by a certified elementary education
teacher who is a fluent Cherokee speaker, a full-blood Cherokee,
and a member of the Cherokee Nation. Children from three-year-olds
to 8th graders attend Cherokee classes each week during the school
year. All students, whether or not they are American Indian, participate
in the classes. Known as Excell, the program began in 1995 when
the school won a Title VII grant to utilize personnel to teach the
oral language.
Materials:
Cherokee folk tales and teacher-generated books.
Support:
Title VII funds and the Oklahoma State Department of Education
support the Excell program. In addition, the program has had the
benefit of assistance from tribal government leaders and from Native
language speakers and has collaborated with a school and with a
linguist.
Contact
Information:
Anne M. Nelson, Title VII Director
Marble City School
P. O. Box 10
Marble City, OK 74945
(918) 776-0406 / Fax: (918) 775-3019
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