Cherokee Nation Launches Innovative Speaker Services Program
TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Aug. 9 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release:
For nearly a year fluent Cherokee Speaker Rosie Flute was cooking family meals on an electric burner after her stove wore out. Raindrops would frequently drip down the ceiling in her living room.
Last week the 70-year-old elder received a new roof, along with a stove and walk-in shower thanks to a new program the Cherokee Nation started ca . . .
For nearly a year fluent Cherokee Speaker Rosie Flute was cooking family meals on an electric burner after her stove wore out. Raindrops would frequently drip down the ceiling in her living room.
Last week the 70-year-old elder received a new roof, along with a stove and walk-in shower thanks to a new program the Cherokee Nation started ca . . .