Yavapai elder to receive 'Spirit of the Heard' award (fwd link)

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Yavapai elder to receive 'Spirit of the Heard' award

Submitted by Deb Krol, Special to the Observer
Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Article quote:

"For more than 16 years, Vaughn has been a grassroots leader in the effort of
retaining and growing Yavapai language fluency. Vaughn is one of the leading
grassroots indigenous language teachers in the United States. He taught Yavapai
from a building that was his grandparents' home and his childhood home, which he
renovated using his own money. He charged nothing for this service. Vaughn has
also conducted and is continuing to conduct language research. He accomplished
this with virtually no tribal resources, instead using his own resources."

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