United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians

The United Keetoowah Band will partner with SIL International to pilot a community-based spoken language learning program with Keetoowah adults, youth, and children to revitalize interest in and preserve the Keetoowah language. The program will foster 24 language apprentices and eight masters in a two-year program, 300 tribal members will engage in related language exposure opportunities, and the project team will create collateral, including an entry-level language learning kit, a language learning guide, and an advance language learning resource. The program will address limited use of spoken Keetoowah language in Keetoowah homes, limited knowledge of planning and facilitating language learning, and lack of language-learning opportunities.