Senate Listening Session

[Jodi Burshia]

Hello and will there be a webcast or another type of recording of this
session? I will be in the classroom at that time.
Thank you,
Jodi Burshia


On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 7:14 AM, <rrlapier at aol.com> wrote:

>  Senate Indian Affairs Committee Staff to Host Native Language Listening
> Session
>  by Native News Online Staff <http://nativenewsonline.net/author/staff/>/
> Briefs <http://nativenewsonline.net/category/briefs/> / 16 Apr 2014
>
>   [image: logo (1)]<http://nativenewsonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/logo-1.png>
>
>
>  *“Preserving Native languages will strengthen Indian culture and
> increase student confidence.” – U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chair, Senate
> Committee on Indian Affairs*
>
>  *MISSOULA, MONTANA *– The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will be
> hosting a public listening session on Native language revitalization in
> Indian country at the University of Montana on Thursday, April 17, 2014.
>
>  Senior staff from the Committee will be present to listen and discuss
> how Native language instruction is helping children in tribal communities.
>
>  The hearing comes on the heels of Chairman Senator Jon Tester’s
> introduction of the Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act,
> which establishes a grant program to fund Native language programs
> throughout Indian country.
> [image: Payne Family Native American Center - University of Montana]<http://nativenewsonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/800px-PayneFamilyNAC.jpg>
> Payne Family Native American Center – University of Montana
>
>  “We are racing against the clock to save and revitalize our sacred
> Native American languages,” Senator Tester commented. “Preserving Native
> languages will strengthen Indian culture and increase student confidence –
> leading to greater academic achievement and a stronger economy.”
>
>  *Committee staff will hear from a panel of experts and then take public
> comment. *
>
>  *WHAT:*
> Listening Session on Native language revitalization in Indian country
>
>  *WHEN: *
> Thursday, April 17, 2014
> 5:00 – 7:00 pm
>
>  *WHERE:*
> University of Montana
> Payne Family Native American Center
> Missoula, Montana
>
>  **********************************************
> Local Contact:
>  Rosalyn LaPier (Blackfeet/Métis)
>  Faculty
> Environmental Studies Program
> Jeannette Rankin Hall, Rm. 016
> University of Montana
> Missoula, MT  59812
> 406-243-6787
>



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