Indigenous Language Institute wins Verizon award (fwd link)

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Indigenous Language Institute wins Verizon award

Tuesday, 24 March 2009 | News From Indian Country
Santa Fe, New Mexico (ICC) 3-09

The Indigenous Language Institute’s (ILI) Intergenerational workshop series is
the national winner of the Third Annual Verizon Tech Savvy Awards.

Through the workshop, entitled Ancient Voices, Modern Tools: Native Languages
and Technology, the ILI instructs families, students and teachers on how to use
technology to develop print and audio books to teach Native American languages
at school and home.

The ILI, which is based in Santa Fe, N.M., and serves 2,000 Native Americans
annually, will receive a $25,000 grant to continue and expand its program.

The workshop series was developed through the generous corporate sponsorship of
IBM and the members of the ILI Technical Advisory Community who represent
Microsoft, IBM, Languagegeek, Cherokee Nation, Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, and Oklahoma Native Languages Association.

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