ICT: Senators Fight to Preserve Tribal Cultures Through Native Languages

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Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana) is teaming up with Senators Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota), Mark Begich (D-Alaska), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) to preserve Native languages and help strengthen Indian culture and education.

Tester and his colleagues this week introduced the Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act. The bill establishes a grant program to fund Native language educational programs throughout Indian Country in order to improve high school graduation rates, increase college enrollment and better prepare students for jobs.

Read more athttp://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/01/17/senators-fight-preserve-tribal-cultures-through-native-languages-153158

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