FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Nov. 2 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
The U of A community and the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures is saddened by the recent passing of our first, and highly cherished, teacher of Cherokee, Mr. Lawrence Panther. Our university community owes a profound debt of gratitude toPanther for his esteemed contributions to the teaching and preservation of the Cherokee language and for the historic role he played in bringing formal Cherokee language instruction to our university for the first time. Hired as an Exemplary Executive in Residence in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, a fluent Cherokee speaker and an accomplished educator, Panther brought to the U of A ...