<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; ">The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) recently announced that the Karuk Tribe has been awarded a three-year grant to document the Karuk language, a recent press release announced. <br style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">The Karuk Master-Apprentice Documentation Project, run by the Karuk Language Program, aims to document some of the last remaining elder and fluent speakers of Karuk using apprentice learners. <br style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">The project will train five Master-Apprentice teams, each consisting of a fluent Master speaker and an Apprentice learner, who will work together closely to make audio and video recordings of spoken language. <br style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">Apprentices will use these recordings to expand the online Karuk dictionary and create video podcasts of spoken Karuk to share with other language learners. <br style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">According to the release, the tribe will receive $143,167 from the ANA for the first year of the project. Additional support for the project comes from the Karuk Tribe, the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival, UC Berkeley and numerous local organizations and individuals.<br style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">The Language Program is currently seeking Karuk Master-Apprentice teams to participate in the project. Participants will gain skills in language documentation, transcription and analysis as well as audio and video production. No previous documentation experience is necessary, but a strong commitment to the Karuk language is required. <br style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">The application deadline for Master-Apprentice teams is Friday, Dec.19, 2008 and training will begin in January 2009.<br style="line-height: 1.22em; "><br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">For questions or for application information, contact Ruth Rouvier the Karuk Language Program Coordinator at 1(800) 505~2785, ext. 2205 or e-mail to <a href="mailto:rrouvier%40karuk.us" style="line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(30, 102, 174); ">rrouvier@karuk.<wbr style="line-height: 1.22em; ">us</a><br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">rrouvier @ karuk.us (take out spaces)<br style="line-height: 1.22em; "> <br style="line-height: 1.22em; "> <br style="line-height: 1.22em; "> <br style="line-height: 1.22em; "><<a href="http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/news/education/x541354052/Karuk-awarded-language-grant" style="line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(30, 102, 174); ">http://www.siskiyou<wbr style="line-height: 1.22em; ">daily.com/<wbr style="line-height: 1.22em; ">news/education/<wbr style="line-height: 1.22em; ">x541354052/<wbr style="line-height: 1.22em; ">Karuk-awarded-<wbr style="line-height: 1.22em; ">language-<wbr style="line-height: 1.22em; ">grant</a>><br style="line-height: 1.22em; "> </span></body></html>