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PARK HILL, Oklahoma – The Cherokee Heritage Center is offering a two-day class about traditional Cherokee hunting jackets on Friday, Dec. 7, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tonia Weavel will instruct the class. Weavel is an experienced seamstress who has won numerous awards for her work. This class offers students the opportunity to learn the history and basic elements of making traditional Cherokee hunting jackets worn by Cherokee men in the early 1800s. The $65 registration fee is due at the time of the first class and pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating. Materials will be provided. This class is one of several hosted by the Cherokee Heritage Center, a non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and promotion of Cherokee history and culture. To learn more about upcoming traditional art classes visit the web site at www.cherokeeheritage.org. The 2008 calendar of educational classes is available. For more information on this class or to register, please contact the education department, by phone: 918-456-6007, or send email to: education@cherokeeheritage.org. Contact Judy Pierce, for CHC media information, call: 918-456-6007 (ext.230) or 888-999-6007 (ext.230), or send email to: Promo@CherokeeHeritage.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