ILAT Update

[phil cash cash]

Thanks Rolland.  I imagine the grassroots in CA are strong & active but need
the same visibility as many are in need of here in the US.  Besides some very
important early language revitalization studies have emerged out of First
Nations community-based efforts, most of which goes 
uncited/unrecognized in the
US literature on endangered language advocacy.   Our networks need
strengthening and some form of greater collaboration would be a key important
step!  Phil

Quoting Rolland Nadjiwon :

> Congratulations Phil...that is great but I find Canadian involvement a
> bit embarrassing since we have such a great need for collaboration.
>
> Maybe Canadians need to review their parochial views of cultural and
> linguistic developments. We need a lot of work toward the kind of
> legislation just passed in California to allow Tribes to determine their
> own experts by their own set of credentials...something I have been
> proclaiming for the past 38 years. Our most successful language
> retention program when I was teaching elementary school was to have the
> language speakers come into the classroom and converse with the students
> in their own language. Many of the older and even some of the younger
> people spoke very little or no English. It was great. We even wrote our
> own reading materials in the local phonetic system as well as English.
>
> -------
> wahjeh
> rolland nadjiwon
>
>
>
> phil cash cash wrote:
>> tá’c haláXp,
>> (greetings!)
>>
>> Welcome to all the new subscribers of ILAT!
>>
>> It hard to believe that ILAT has been in existence since Oct 2002!  We have
>> reached 308 subscribers overall.  In past year subscriptions have slowed but
>> our international subscribers have increased nicely, thank you.
>>
>> I hope that ILAT has been a meaningful addition to your part of the world
>> wherever you may be.  Remember to always speak your language, support your
>> heritage language speakers, and foster opportunities for learning an 
>> endangered
>> language!  Continue, as many of you have, to promote awareness of language
>> endangerment and it impact on indigenous cultures worldwide.  Feel 
>> free to send
>> us your success (or failure) stories on using technology in your advocacy
>> efforts or simply share your advocacy stories & experience.
>>
>> Life and language always,
>>
>> Phil Cash Cash (Cayuse/Nez Perce)
>> ILAT mg
>> UofA
>>
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