A school banned Indigenous students from using their language. A century later, it's teaching Cherokee

"The boarding school, with its federal funding and assimilationist goals, stripped Indigenous students of their culture and language, contrasting sharply with the liberal arts education available to others."

"Duke's initiative to teach the Cherokee language represents a vital step toward revitalization as the Cherokee community faces an existential crisis with only around 2,000 fluent speakers remaining."

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