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First Cherokee Language Class Taught at University of Arkansas

J. Froelich
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Ozarks at Large
UA Cherokee language instructor, Lawrence Panther, demonstrates Cherokee writing on the white board.

The University of Arkansas-Fayetteville is offering, for the first time, a course in Cherokee language, taught by Cherokee instructor Lawrence Panther. Sean Teuton, a professor of English who directs the Indigenous Studies Program at the U of A is coordinating the Cherokee language class. 

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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