Title
TITLE 31 - HERITAGE AND CULTURE (INCLUDES 2019 POCKET PART)
Body
TITLE 31
HERITAGE AND CULTURE
Chapter
1. General Provisions
2. Art and Facilities
3. Arts and Crafts Copyright
4. Truth In Advertising For Native Art
5. Burial Assistance for the National Treasures of the Cherokee Nation
6. The Durbin Feeling Cherokee Language Preservation Act
7. Cherokee Nation Registry of Historic Places
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section
101. Short title and purpose
102. Establishment of official languages
103. Language maintenance
104. Education
105. Employment
? 101. Short title and purpose
The purpose of this act is to provide for promotion and preservation of Cherokee language, history and culture. It will be commonly referred to and may be cited as the Cherokee Nation Language and Cultural Preservation Act. This act is in recognition that the survival of a people is dependent upon their capacity to preserve and protect their culture and language. This act further promotes the acculturation of tribal youth through education about their history, language and culture and establishes tribal policy for the promotion and preservation of the Cherokee language and culture.
LA 10-91, eff. July 13, 1991.
? 102. Establishment of official languages
Cherokee Nation does hereby officially establish both Cherokee and English as official languages for the tribe. The encouraged use of these languages is as follows:
1. Tribal government. Any tribal citizen may speak in Cherokee or English in communicating with tribal government with regard to any programs or services provided. Any tribal citizen may use either Cherokee or English languages to communicate with the Tribal Council in any officially called meeting of the Council on any occasion on which said person may be recognized to speak.
2. Translation services. In any situation in which translation into English is deemed necessary or appropriate for persons using Cherokee language as defined in s...
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