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"Cherokee storyteller Gayle Ross will be one of the instructors at this year’s Arts Institute." TAHLEQUAH, OK - The Cherokee Nation will host a Cherokee Arts Institute Summer Camp from Sunday, July 13 through Saturday, July 19 on the campus of Sequoyah Schools. The camp is a one-week intensive hands-on arts camp for students entering eighth grade through graduating seniors. The camp is a great opportunity for students interested in visual and performing arts. Participants will have the opportunity to study a broad list of classes that include basketry and weaving, pottery, drawing and painting, video, photography, acting, singing, dance, storytelling, drumming and traditional Cherokee crafts such as carving and bow making. The camp is available to students who Cherokee citizens and is free to attend. Dorm rooms are available and meals will be provided. For more information or for an application contact Bill Andoe, phone: 918-453-5153 or by email: bill-andoe@cherokee.org.

Related Cherokee Nation contact information:

Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager Cherokee Nation - Public Affairs Phone 918-456-0671 (Ex.2324) E-mail: ldaugherty@cherokee.org

Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org