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In the Cherokee syllabary, the characters above spell "study".
In the Cherokee syllabary, the characters above spell "study".


Rainy Summer Brake

Rainy Summer Brake
Graduate student in English
Cherokee Studies Certificate

Rainy received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.  She is currently working toward her Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language, with a certificate in Cherokee Studies.  She plans to continue her education by working with the Cherokee Language Revitalization program. 

Currently, Rainy works as an assistant editor for the North Carolina Folklore Journal, and volunteers as a teaching assistant for the  Cherokee language class offered through the SMART program.  She has published articles on Native American literature, the most recent of which will be included in the forthcoming North Carolina Folklore Journal spring/summer issue. 

Cherokee Studies Academic Programs
Western Carolina offers both graduate and undergraduate programs in Cherokee Studies. In addition, Western Carolina offers several scholarships for Native American students and non-native students pursuing a degree in Cherokee Studies. Cherokee Studies students and visiting scholars will have at their disposal one of the largest collections of Cherokee related materials anywhere.

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Spring 2009 Courses

 

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