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<div>In Oklahoma public schools, Native languages DO qualify as
foreign language credit; the BOE has even changed the name of the
requirement to "World" languages in order to better reflect
their inclusion. So why this exclusion of Native/Hawai'ian/Pacific?
Can't this be fought?</div>
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<div>At 3:05 PM -0700 5/9/03, Andre Cramblit wrote:</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>That was my point, in most schools Native
Language classes cannot be substituted for "foreign"
language college entrance requirements nor is funding available to
offer Native language classes as a separate elective course. A
catch 22 that doesn't bode well for having our students learn their
language in school hence the need to pass SB 575<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Diana Archangeli wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><tt>To make the Subject header question
clear, note that this call states:<br>
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"The Secretary does not fund projects that propose Native
American <br>
languages, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Island languages or
Native <br>
Alaskan languages. In addition, the program is not intended to
support <br>
the teaching of English."<br>
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best,<br>
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Diana</tt><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>André Cramblit:
andre.p.cramblit.86@alum.dartmouth.org Operations Director Northern
California Indian Development Council NCIDC (<a
href="http://www.ncidc.org">http://www.ncidc.org</a>) is a non-profit
that meets the development needs of American Indians and operates an
art gallery featuring the art of California tribes (<a
href="http://www.americanindianonline.com"
>http://www.americanindianonline.com</a>)<br>
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<div><font size="+2" color="#000000">Mary S. Linn</font></div>
<div><font size="+2" color="#000000">Assistant Curator of Native
American Languages</font></div>
<div><font size="+2" color="#000000">Assistant Professor of
Anthropology</font></div>
<div><font size="+2" color="#000000">University of
Oklahoma</font></div>
<div><font size="+2" color="#000000"><br>
Native American Languages, 250G<br>
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History<br>
2401 Chautauqua Avenue<br>
Norman, Oklahoma 73072-7029<br>
(405) 325-7588 office<br>
(405) 325-7699 fax</font></div>
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