Native American Languages Could Count For Class Credit (fwd link)

[Mary Hermes]

Yes, at the University of Minnesota Ojibwe and Dakota are both offered and do indeed satisfy this requirement.
A few years ago, work was done at the State level to have "ojibwe" recognized in the K-12 system,
so you can get an "ojibwe language minor" as part of your elementary state certification.

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Mary Hermes, PhD
Associate and Visiting Professor, 2011-12
Curriculum and Instruction
University of Minnesota



On Jan 19, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Marnie Atkins wrote:

> He'ba'lo' All,
> 
> I know this is happening at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.  Sahaptin is taught (http://wla.uoregon.edu/sahaptin.html) as a regular course and Lushootseed and Tolowa Dee-ni' are taught as Self-study language classes.  All three are offered through the World Languages Academy.  At this time, Sahaptin does qualify for the "foreign language" (can you hear the sarcasm as I type?) requirement for undergraduates.
> 
> Further, the Yurok language has been offered at Humboldt State University in the past.  However, I'm not sure if it qualifies for satisfying the "foreign language" requirement.  Maybe someone else knows?
> 
> Does anyone know of other K-12, colleges, or universities that offer Native American languages that satisfy the "foreign language" requirement for students?  If so, please share.
> 
> Čawokš,
> Marnie
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Phillip E Cash Cash <cashcash at email.arizona.edu> wrote:
> Native American Languages Could Count For Class Credit
> 
> By Carol Berry January 19, 2012
> USA
> 
> Goodbye, French and German. Hello, Dine, Lakota and other Native
> American languages—with some qualifications.
> 
> Under a proposed new program in Colorado, European and Asian tongues
> would remain options for foreign language credit in high school, but
> Native languages from federally recognized tribes could also be
> offered for that purpose.
> 
> The plan is described in a bill filed January 13 for submission to the
> Colorado General Assembly by Sen. Suzanne Williams (D-Aurora), a
> member of the Comanche Nation, and co-sponsor Sen. J. Paul Brown
> (R-Ignacio).
> 
> Access full article below:
> http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/01/19/native-american-languages-could-count-for-class-credit-73223
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