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Cherokee Study Abroad, May 27-June 28, 2013

Submitted by Chris Teuton on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 22:35

Colleagues,

Please share this summer study abroad program with your undergraduate students.

Wado,
Chris

Cherokee History, Language, and Culture
Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States

This summer, immerse yourself in the study of an Indigenous people. Join us on Cherokee Study Abroad! Over five weeks you’ll travel from North Carolina to Oklahoma with Cherokee professors studying culture, history, and the Cherokee language. You’ll spend two weeks of instruction with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in western North Carolina, visit multiple sites along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, and spend an additional two weeks among the Cherokees of northeastern Oklahoma. An innovative digital humanities course, Cherokee Study Abroad will have its own interactive website that you will use to post your course blog, reflections, and photos so that others may follow your physical and intellectual journey through Cherokee country.

Eligibility: All programs are open to all college students who have completed at least two semesters and have a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Funding: Financial aid can be applied to the program and need-based scholarships are available.

Courses:
Cherokee People: The East (3 credits);
Cherokee People: The West (3 credits)

Faculty Director: Dr. Chris Teuton, Department of American Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill; with Dr. Julie Reed, Department of History, UT-Knoxville; Mr. Ben Frey, Doctoral candidate, UW-Madison; and Dr. Barbara Duncan, Museum of the Cherokee Indian

Program Dates: May 27 - June 28, 2013

Application Deadline: FEBRUARY 14, 2013

http://studyabroad.unc.edu/programs.cfm?pk=2039

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2013 Call for Applications: $$ to Attend Annual Meeting

Feb 27, 2013: Funds are available to assist members accepted to the 2013 Program who need financial assistance to attend the meeting. Click here to access instructions and guidelines on how to apply for the 2013 meeting in Saskatoon.

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March 13, 2012: The Inaugural Editorial Board has been appointed by NAISA Council and the journal Co-Editors: click on "Journal" in the Primary Links on the left-hand side of this page to see the list!