In the Cherokee syllabary, the characters above spell "study".
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.
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.
Undergraduate
Graduate
- Cherokee Studies Graduate Certificate
- Culturally-based Native Health Program
- Master of Arts Degree in American History, Cherokee Studies Track
Spring 2011 Courses