Cherokee Central Schools and community partners present “Community Book Gardens” at National Conference

November 3, 2025 by Cherokee One Feather

Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) and community partners presented “Community Book Gardens: Growing Language and Literacy in Cherokee Nation” at the 2025 National Center for Families Learning Conference in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, Nov. 3.

Panelists included Kristina Hyatt, director of Native Health for the Center for Native Health; Consie Girty, superintendent of Cherokee Central Schools; Chi Shipman, Qualla Boundary Public Library manager; and Michele Galloway, HOPE Center and Pre-K director for CCS. Partners from Unite for Literacy and the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) also joined the discussion.

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