Category: Language
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22nd Navajo Council passes removal of language requirement just after midnight
The article is here, from Navajo Times. An excerpt: After hours of seemingly endless debating, the Navajo Nation Council voted just after midnight to remove the Navajo language requirement from qualifications to run for Navajo Nation President. Pro tem Speaker LoRenzo Bates had to step in and break a 10 to 10 tie to pass…
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SCIA – Listening Session on Indian Education
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting a listening session to hear proposals for upcoming Indian education legislation. Please let us know if you plan to attend this event. Phone: Katie Russell at (202) 224-2251; or E-mail: roundtable@indian.senate.gov. Date: 10/28/2014 01:30 PM Location: Hyatt Regency Atlanta 2014 NCAI Annual Convention & Marketplace Type: Listening…
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S. Rep. 113-265 in support of S. 1948 – the Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act
Here is Senator Testor’s Report, which was filed on October 1, 2014. The Report has a great overview of language programs. An excerpt: The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 1948) to promote the academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Children with the establishment of a Native American…
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MN School Helps Revival of Native American Languages
Here is a story about the Bdote Learning Center in Minneapolis, from Public News Service. An excerpt: MINNEAPOLIS – As the number of speakers fluent in Native American languages continues to fade, a Minnesota school like few others in this nation is helping to keep those languages alive. The Bdote Learning Center in Minneapolis is a…