Editing Cheyenne language (section)

== Revitalization efforts and education ==
In 1997, the Cultural Affairs Department of [[Chief Dull Knife College]] applied to the Administration for Native Americans for an approximately $50,000 language preservation planning [[Grant (money)|grant]]. The department wanted to use this money to assess the degree to which Cheyenne was being spoken on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. Following this, the department wanted to use the compiled data to establish long-term community language goals, and to prepare Chief Dull Knife College to implement a Cheyenne Language Center and [[curriculum]] guide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jaie.asu.edu/sites/default/files/421_2003_7_littlebear.pdf|title=Chief Dull Knife Community is Strengthening the Northern Cheyenne Language and Culture|last=Littlebear|first=Richard|date=2003|website=Arizona State University}}</ref> In 2015, the Chief Dull Knife College sponsored the 18th Annual [[Language Immersion]] Camp. This event was organized into two weeklong sessions, and its aim was to educate the younger generation on their ancestral language. The first session focused on educating 5–10-year-olds, while the second session focused on 11- to 18-year-olds. Certified Cheyenne language instructors taught daily classes. Ultimately, the camp provided approximately ten temporary jobs for fluent speakers on the impoverished reservation. The state of Montana has passed a law that guarantees support for tribal language preservation for Montana tribes.<ref>{{Cite journal |issn=1548-4939|volume=29|issue=8|pages=19|title=Keeping the Cheyenne language alive|last=Caufield|first=Clara|newspaper=News from Indian Country|date=2015}}</ref> Classes in the Cheyenne language are available at [[Chief Dull Knife College]] in [[Lame Deer, Montana]], at [[Southwestern Oklahoma State University]], and at Watonga High School in [[Watonga, Oklahoma]].
There are also holistic approaches to language revitalization taken upon by the Cheyenne people to try and keep their language vital. This is done by recognizing the integrated nature of the Cheyenne language with games, crafts, and ceremony which are integrated in youth and community programs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stiers |first1=Catherine |title=A Holistic Revitalization Approach from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes |url=https://nmnh.typepad.com/recoveringvoices/2015/12/a-holistic-revitalization-approach-from-the-cheyenne-and-arapaho-tribes.html |website=Recovering Voices}}</ref> The language is very often not being taught in the home so instead of just teaching grammar as a revitalization effort, holistic approaches attract more attention from new speakers and educate the new generation and counter language and culture loss.