{"id":17748,"date":"2021-11-08T11:14:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T16:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=17748"},"modified":"2021-11-08T11:14:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T16:14:55","slug":"chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-celebrates-native-american-heritage-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/08\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-celebrates-native-american-heritage-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation celebrates Native American Heritage Month"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/08\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-celebrates-native-american-heritage-month\/cherokeenation-27\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17751\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"750\" data-attachment-id=\"17751\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/08\/chuck-hoskin-cherokee-nation-celebrates-native-american-heritage-month\/cherokeenation-27\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/08\/cherokeenation.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1125,750\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Cherokee Nation just closed on the purchase of Greasy School in Adair County.\\r\\u00ecWe\\u00edre excited to acquire this 13-acre property to serve as our tribe\\u00eds second Cherokee Immersion Language School. This site will help teach children of Adair County to read, write and speak our language so that more youth carry on our culture and tradition,\\u00ee Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said.\\rThe purchase also includes the 25,000 square-foot  building, gym space, outdoor buildings and all fixtures, furniture and equipment.\\rChief Hoskin and Deputy Chief Warner announced the expansion of the Immersion School in Adair County at the 2021 State of the Nation Address during the virtual Cherokee National Holiday. The Immersion School expansion is part of the Durbin Feeling Language Preservation Act of 2019. The Immersion School is expected to start in 2022.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1635520827&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cherokee Nation\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cherokee Nation leaders gathered with leaders from Dahlonegah Public Schools and Greasy School on October 29, 2021, after the tribe finalized its acquisition of the Greasy School campus in southern Adair County, Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation will repurpose the site, which is currently operated by the Dahlonegah school system, into the tribe\u2019s second Cherokee language immersion school starting with the 2022-2023 school year. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/746-cherokee-nation-acquires-greasy-school-campus-to-be-future-site-of-tribe-s-second-immersion-school&gt;Anadisgoi \/ Cherokee Nation&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/08\/cherokeenation-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/08\/cherokeenation.jpg\" alt=\"Cherokee Nation\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-17751\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Cherokee Nation leaders gathered with leaders from Dahlonegah Public Schools and Greasy School on October 29, 2021, after the tribe finalized its acquisition of the Greasy School campus in southern Adair County, Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation will repurpose the site, which is currently operated by the Dahlonegah school system, into the tribe\u2019s second Cherokee language immersion school starting with the 2022-2023 school year. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/746-cherokee-nation-acquires-greasy-school-campus-to-be-future-site-of-tribe-s-second-immersion-school>Anadisgoi \/ Cherokee Nation<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Celebrating Cherokee heritage and growing our education programs<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, November 8, 2021<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckHoskin_Jr\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Cherokee Nation<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><A \r\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.cherokee.org\/\">cherokee.org<\/A><\/div>\r\n<P><\/P> \r\nNovember is when the United States celebrates Native American Heritage Month. At <a href=https:\/\/www.cherokee.org\/>Cherokee Nation<\/a>, we will certainly spend this month celebrating our heritage and culture with the rest of the country. We are also putting our thoughts into historic action.\r\n <P><\/P>\r\nFor many of us, <a href=\"https:\/\/nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov\">Native American Heritage Month<\/a> is an opportunity to reconnect with Cherokee roots and experience the history of the largest sovereign tribal government in America. Cherokees can celebrate not only the accomplishments of our ancestors, but also what we are doing today to preserve and strengthen our unique culture.\r\n <P><\/P>\r\nNative Americans, including the Cherokee people, have fought for our sovereign rights and the well-being of our communities since first contact with Europeans. Because of our ancestors, perseverance in the face of adversity is deeply ingrained in the Cherokee way of life.\r\n <P><\/P>\r\nWe must always remember that history and our language and culture remain our most important connections to past Cherokees. These bind us together today and ensure that we remain a distinct people for generations to come.\r\n <P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_www-facebook-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/245789084247367\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/08\/469693197_987640353395566_5820821953318726514_n-2.jpg\" alt=\"Cherokee Nation\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/245789084247367\">\n\t\t\tCherokee Nation\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCherokeeNation\/posts\/245789084247367\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Cherokee Nation just closed on the purchase of Greasy School in Adair County. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to acquire this 13-acre property to serve as our tribe\u2019s second Cherokee Immersion Language School&#8230;.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/rsrc.php\/y1\/r\/ay1hV6OlegS.ico\" alt=\"www.facebook.com\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\twww.facebook.com\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThis Native American Heritage Month, I am especially proud that Cherokee Nation is <a href=https:\/\/anadisgoi.com\/index.php\/government-stories\/746-cherokee-nation-acquires-greasy-school-campus-to-be-future-site-of-tribe-s-second-immersion-school>expanding our language immersion school<\/a> program by adding a second campus in Adair County. This is an important step towards the day when Cherokees all across our 14-county reservation are communicating in our language. Growing our language offerings is especially significant this year, the bicentennial of the Cherokee syllabary.\r\n <P><\/P>\r\nThe new school site at the 13-acre Greasy School campus in Adair County will enable Cherokee youth in and around Adair County to study the Cherokee language full time. They will read, write and speak in Cherokee. Scheduled to open in 2022, it will be the tribe\u2019s second Cherokee immersion school, joining the original institution in Tahlequah. As more of our young people receive language education, they will grow better prepared to carry on our culture and lifeways in the coming years.\r\n <P><\/P>\r\nThe immersion school expansion is just one part of the tribe\u2019s long-term strategy to revitalize the Cherokee language. The new school falls under the $16 million investment we funded two years ago through the Durbin Feeling Language Preservation Act.\r\n <P><\/P><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nWe know that across Oklahoma, tribes are driving the local economy and attracting tourism and other investments with our world-recognized cultural heritage. Oklahoma\u2019s most dynamic and forward-thinking governments remain its tribal governments. We are demonstrating accountable stewardship of our reservations, creating jobs and building successful collaborations to give Cherokee citizens, as well as our friends and neighbors, every opportunity to thrive and succeed.\r\n <P><\/P>\r\nAnd in November 2021, we are showing how Native American Heritage Month is a time to both respect the past and build for the future. Whether in business, health care, education, public safety or cultural preservation, our tribal nations are stronger than ever.\r\n <P><\/P>\r\n <HR><DIV class=row>\r\n<DIV class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/23\/chuckhoskinavatar.jpg\" alt=\"Chuck Hoskin Jr\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" class=\"rounded-circle\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/DIV>\r\n<DIV class=col-md-9>\r\n<EM><A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckHoskin_Jr\">Chuck Hoskin Jr.<\/A> \r\nis the 18th elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, the largest Indian \r\ntribe in the United States. He is only the second elected Principal Chief of the \r\nCherokee Nation from Vinita, the first being Thomas Buffington, who served from \r\n1899-1903. Prior to being elected Principal Chief, Hoskin served as the tribe\u2019s \r\nSecretary of State. He also formerly served as a member of the Council of the \r\nCherokee Nation, representing District 11 for six years. <\/EM>\r\n<\/div><\/div><HR>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cherokee citizens can celebrate not only the accomplishments of our ancestors, but also what we are doing to preserve and strengthen our unique culture.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,9],"tags":[77,76,175,770,127,102],"class_list":["post-17748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-opinion","tag-cherokee","tag-chuck-hoskin","tag-languages","tag-native-american-heritage-month","tag-oklahoma","tag-youth","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/08\/cherokeenation.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-4Cg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}