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Guest Gil Jackson | Preservation of the Cherokee Language
Gil Jackson is a North Carolina native and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee with 50 years of teaching experience. He currently serves as an adjunct faculty and lecturer at the University of North Carolina – Asheville and Stanford University teaching the Cherokee language with a goal of helping students develop strategies for maximizing learning of his native language. In 2021 Gil was recognized by UNC Asheville for his unique teaching style that energizes and inspires his students, while helping to preserve the premier indigenous language of Western North Carolina.
Gil has also served as the Executive Director of Snowbird Cherokees Traditions since 2014, where he helps plan after-school and summer language programs for Cherokee youth. Prior to that he served as the Kituwah Immersion School Administrator for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians for nine years managing and meeting all Tribal, State and Federal licensing requirements, while supervising and planning staff development and staff evaluations.
Connect with Heather Robinson at https://linktr.ee/HeatherRobinson
To be a guest on TELL THE PEOPLE, email Heather at [email protected]
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Gil Jackson is a North Carolina native and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee with 50 years of teaching experience. He currently serves as an adjunct faculty and lecturer at the University of North Carolina – Asheville and Stanford University teaching the Cherokee language with a goal of helping students develop strategies for maximizing learning of his native language. In 2021 Gil was recognized by UNC Asheville for his unique teaching style that energizes and inspires his students, while helping to preserve the premier indigenous language of Western North Carolina.
Gil has also served as the Executive Director of Snowbird Cherokees Traditions since 2014, where he helps plan after-school and summer language programs for Cherokee youth. Prior to that he served as the Kituwah Immersion School Administrator for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians for nine years managing and meeting all Tribal, State and Federal licensing requirements, while supervising and planning staff development and staff evaluations.
Connect with Heather Robinson at https://linktr.ee/HeatherRobinson
To be a guest on TELL THE PEOPLE, email Heather at [email protected]