“Tom Belt, elder-in-residence in the Cherokee studies program at Western Carolina University, said there are approximately 300 native speakers among the 14,000 members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee. ” ‘Herein lies the crux of the problem,’ he said. ‘How do we get more spoken? We’re at such a low ebb…. And that’s why we’re […]
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Without their language, who are Cherokee?
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged cherokee, native american languages, philadelphia, tom belt, western carolina university on June 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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