TAHLEQUAH – The Cherokee Nationís Johnson OíMalley program uses academic and cultural education to provide opportunities to Native students they might not otherwise have in a public school setting.
JOM is federally funded through the Johnson-OíMalley Act of 1934 to authorize contracts for the education of eligible Indian students enrolled in public schools, according to cherokee.org.
The program provides educational and cultural objectives to meet the needs of Native students.
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