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Cherokee Nation creates new language department to focus on preserving language, generating more proficient speakers
The Cherokee Nation is establishing a new language department that will directly oversee the tribe’s Cherokee Immersion School, a team of translators and the Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program. The new department will focus on language preservation and perpetuation, and generating more proficient second-language Cherokee speakers.
Tribal leaders decide on long-term care master plan for Hospital
A long-term care campus, to serve the needs of the elders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, is now one step closer to coming to fruition.
Jackson Co. health officials identify COVID cluster at Cashiers church
The Jackson County Department of Public Health (JCDPH) has identified a COVID-19 cluster in a local church.
Weekly COVID-19 update with Dr. Bunio
Each week, Chris McCoy, director of EBCI Communications, interviews Dr. Richard A. Bunio, Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority executive clinical director, about current COVID-19 updates and news.
EBCI tribal members added to Atlanta Braves Cultural Committee
The Atlanta Braves Cultural Committee, established by the Atlanta Braves Team, has two new members per Res. No. 165 (2020) passed by Tribal Council in the March regular session.
Cherokee Central Schools chooses remote learning
The most essential piece discussed at this meeting was how the Board wished to address the return to school.
COVID-19 cluster identified at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort
The Jackson County Department of Public Health (JCDPH) and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Public Health and Human Services (EBCI PHHS) have identified a COVID-19 cluster in a local business.
CIHA employee tests positive for COVID-19
The Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority has received notification of an employee of the Cherokee Indian Hospital who has tested positive for COVID-19. This employee has not been working in the hospital since Thursday, July 16.
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