Sequoyah High School Language Courses

Language: Cherokee and Muscogee (Creek)

Program Base: Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah, OK

Goals: To understand, appreciate, and increase proficiency in each student's native language.

Brief Description:
Sequoyah High School, which is a boarding school and day school for Native Americans, offers Cherokee Language I and II and Muscogee (Creek) Language I and II. These classes have been taught by fluent speakers who are certified secondary teachers with a bilingual endorsement from a college or university. The teachers were themselves ESL (English as a Second Language) students. This department also has two teacher assistants, one fluent in Cherokee and the other fluent in Muscogee. The curriculum that was developed covers both speaking and writing each language. The classes are available to all students at Sequoyah High School, regardless of their tribal affiliation, and students range from 15 up to 21 years of age.

Materials: Children's stories, books, audiotapes, videos, and computer software.

Support:
Title VII and Title IX funds support the program. In the past, the program received assistance from fluent speakers and from a linguist or university linguistics department.

Contact Information:
Gina Stanley, Assistant Principal
Native Language Department
Sequoyah High School
P. O. Box 520
Tahlequah, OK 74465

(888) 467-4746 / (918) 456-0631 / Fax: (918) 456-0634