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The University of Tennessee's First Indigenous Language Class

WUOT
Published May 16, 2022 at 5:00 AM EDT
Micah Swimmer oversees a class of Eastern Band Cherokee language learners at the New Kituwah Academy in Cherokee, N.C. Behind him, a bulletin board displays the names of the few remaining fluent speakers of his Cherokee dialect.
Liz Schlemmer/WUNC
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https://www.npr.org/2018/12/24/674509385/to-save-their-endangered-language-2-cherokee-brothers-learn-as-they-teach
Micah Swimmer oversees a class of Eastern Band Cherokee language learners at the New Kituwah Academy in Cherokee, N.C. Behind him, a bulletin board displays the names of the few remaining fluent speakers of his Cherokee dialect.

The University of Tennessee celebrates its first indigenous language class: Cherokee Language and Culture I in the Department of Anthropology. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper spoke with UT Anthropology Professor and Department Head Barbara Heath and with Micah Swimmer, a tribal member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), who will teach the class.

Cherokee: Open Access Resources (University of Tennessee Libraries)

https://sha.org/blog/2014/04/meet-a-member-barbara-heath/
Barbara Heath
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