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Cherokee Language Master/Apprentice Program graduates 4 pupils

BY WILL CHAVEZ -- Assistant Editor – @cp_wchavez

12/14/18 8:15

From left to right are Mikah Glass, 28, of Greasy; Ricky Duvall, 48, of Lyons Switch; Stan Ross, 42, of Leach; and Robert Glass, 44, of Chalk Bluff. The four graduated from the Cherokee Language Master/Apprentice Program on Dec. 12 in Tahlequah. This is the third graduating class of Cherokee speakers and teachers. WILL CHAVEZ/CHEROKEE PHOENIX

Ricky Duvall, 48, of Lyons Switch, receives a framed certificate from Principal Chief Bill John Baker during a Dec. 12 Cherokee Language Master/Apprentice Program graduation ceremony at the Tahlequah Municipal Armory. Standing with Duvall are his wife Kay Duvall and mother Lizzie Duvall. WILL CHAVEZ/CHEROKEE PHOENIX

Cherokee Language Master/Apprentice Program Manager Howard Paden places a copper gorget on CMLAP graduate Robert Glass, 44, of Chalk Bluff, during a graduation ceremony on Dec. 12 in Tahlequah. CMLAP graduates are able to speak and teach the language. WILL CHAVEZ/CHEROKEE PHOENIX

They are now considered highly proficient Cherokee speakers and can teach the language.

OSU attracts tribal reps to finance, accounting training

BY STAFF REPORTS --

12/13/18 8:15

Cherokee Nation employees Loretta Keener, accounting/finance supervisor, and Kristen Mankiller, contract specialist, hold certificates after recently partaking in a pilot program at Oklahoma State University that assists Native American tribes with accounting and finance training. The 28-hour pilot program is an effort of the OSU Spears School of Business and the Oklahoma Tribal Finance Consortium and the Native American Finance Officers Association. WILL CHAVEZ/CHEROKEE PHOENIX

Oklahoma State University creates a pilot program to address financial education needs expressed by tribal nations in the Oklahoma Tribal Finance Consortium.

NAJA opens NBC summer fellowship applications

BY STAFF REPORTS --

12/12/18 16:00

The NAJA/NBC News Summer Fellowship gives students real world experience and exposure to one of the world’s leading news divisions.

NSU AIHC accepting Symposium on the American Indian proposals

BY STAFF REPORTS --

12/09/18 14:00

Presentations should tell the stories of past and present women leaders, from the most well known and celebrated to those who are just beginning to be recognized.

CN launches Cherokee 101 program for educators

BY STAFF REPORTS --

12/06/18 8:15

Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor Keith Austin and Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr. look on as Cherokee Language Program Manager Roy Boney demonstrates Cherokee 101 to pilot program participants and Chelsea Public School faculty members Falon Wilson, Pam Phillips and Travis Battles. COURTESY

Educators will take six crash course lessons in Cherokee history and language.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Laramie Gordon

BY LINDSEY BARK -- Reporter

11/27/18 9:15

He hopes to attain a career as a diesel technician and eventually have his own business.

Austin named to Northeast Tech-EAST board

BY STAFF REPORTS --

11/23/18 14:00

Tribal Councilor Keith Austin will have an opportunity to help shape the Environmental and Spatial Technology program at the Northeast Tech Claremore Campus.

Bacone College reinstates Indian art program

BY STAFF REPORTS --

11/20/18 8:30

Timothy Tate Nevaquaya, left, Sterlin Harjo, Bacone President Dr. Ferlin Clark and Gerald Cournoyer are part of the re-establishment of the Bacone Indian Art program, which will begin classes in 2019. COURTESY

New courses in film, script writing, performing art and other contemporary visual arts will be added to the curriculum.

Free ACT prep boot camp available for Native students

BY STAFF REPORTS --

11/14/18 16:00

TAHLEQUAH – The Cherokee Nation Foundation is offering Native American students a free ACT Boot Camp on Dec. 1.

The one-day course will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Sequoyah High School Gym.

Juniors and seniors can apply through Nov. 26.

OSU hopes to attract Native American students to sciences

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS --

10/31/18 8:30

Medical student Brandon Postoak shows an X-ray as he speaks to high school students taking part in a hands-on examination of human bones on Oct. 4 Oklahoma State University OKC in Oklahoma City. The field trip is part of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference being held at the Cox Convention Center. CHRIS LANDSBERGER/THE OKLAHOMAN VIA AP

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A group of Native American high school students handled human bones and organs during a recent field trip designed to spark their interest in science and medicine.

Taking the students on a tour of the 206 bones in the body was Brandon Postoak, a first-year medical student at Oklahoma State University’s Center for Health Sciences.

Postoak is Chickasaw and Choctaw, which makes him an important role model, said Kent Smith, a paleontologist and anatomy professor.

Cherokee Nation to determine immersion school’s charter status

BY LINDSEY BARK -- Reporter

10/30/18 13:00

The school’s board votes to remove the charter status, but a final determination hasn’t been set.

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CN gives $20K to CNF At-Large Tribal Council Scholarship

The contribution funds one-year college scholarships for students living outside the tribe’s education service area, maintaining a 3.0 GPA and enrolled in a four-year, postsecondary institution. ...

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