The Cherokee Nation instigated a 10-year language preservation plan that involved growing new fluent speakers of the Cherokee language from childhood on up through school immersion programs as well as a collaborative community effort to continue to use the language at home. This plan was part of an ambitious goal that in 50 years, 80% or more of the Cherokee people will be fluent in the language. The Cherokee Preservation Foundation has invested $3 million into opening schools, training teachers, and developing curricula for language education, as well as initiating community gatherings where the language can be actively used. There is a Cherokee language immersion school in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that educates students from pre-school through eighth grade. Graduates are fluent speakers of the language. Several universities offer Cherokee as a second language, including the University of Oklahoma and Northeastern State University.
What percent of Cherokee people are desired to be fluent in Cherokee?
80% or more
This plan was part of an ambitious goal that in 50 years, 80% or more of the Cherokee people will be fluent in the language.
This plan was part of an ambitious goal that in fifty years, eighty percent or more of the Cherokee people will be fluent in the language.
What percent of Cherokee people are desired to be fluent in Cherokee?