Cite as: 31 CNCA § 103

It shall be the policy of Cherokee Nation to take the leadership to maintain and preserve the Cherokee language as a living language. Such efforts shall include but not be limited to:

1. efforts to involve tribal citizens to the greatest extent possible in instruction in Cherokee language;

2. establishment of a permanent Cherokee Language Program as a support unit for all programs and services within Cherokee Nation subject to such funding limitations as may exist from year to year;

3. encouraging the use of Cherokee language in both written and oral form to the fullest extent possible in public and business settings;

4. encouraging creation and expansion of the number, kind and amount of written materials in the Cherokee language and official encouragement for the development of materials on, by or through Cherokee Nation service programs.

Historical Data

LA 10–91, eff. July 13, 1991. Amended LA 2–95, eff. April 10, 1995.