This is certainly a well deserved prize! The materials being produced are not only supportive of language revitalization, community-based, and widely implemented, -- they are also beautifully and creatively done...<br>Congratualtions to all involved!
<br>Susan<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/19/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Scott DeLancey</b> <<a href="mailto:delancey@uoregon.edu">delancey@uoregon.edu</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
>From the latest SSILA Bulletin:<br>(SSILA = Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the<br>Americas, an organization of linguists)<br>=======================================================<br><br>* Lakota Consortium awarded Ken Hale Prize
<br> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br>SSILA's Ken Hale Prize, which honors those who strive to link the academic<br>and community spheres in the spirit of Ken Hale, was awarded this year to<br>the non-profit Lakota Language Consortium (LLC), a nonprofit organization
<br>dedicated to rescuing the Lakota Sioux language. The prize and cash award<br>were presented in recognition of the organization's outstanding community<br>language work and deep commitment to the documentation, maintenance,
<br>promotion, and revitalization of the Lakota language, one of the country's<br>largest remaining Native American languages.<br><br>Pam Bunte, chair of the 2005 Ken Hale Prize selection committee, described<br>the factors that led to the decision. "We were really impressed. The
<br>Lakota Language Consortium has done a great job with their documentation.<br>Their materials have made it easier for community members to teach the<br>language. They work closely with many people throughout the community and
<br>the praise of their efforts was truly amazing." The committee also<br>included Nora England, Michael Krauss, and Roberto Zavala Maldonado.<br><br>Wilhelm K. Meya, Executive Director of the organization, received the
<br>prize on behalf of the Board of Directors. The Lakota Language Consortium<br>is made up of numerous committed community members and linguists (see<br>the LLC website, <a href="http://www.lakhota.org)">http://www.lakhota.org)
</a>. As one of the largest language<br>revitalization organizations in the country, its materials are used by<br>over twenty-two school systems and expose over 4000 children to the Lakota<br>language. In addition to Meya, the LLC's Board of Directors includes
<br>Jan Ulrich, who leads the organization's materials development work, and<br>Leonard Little Finger, who directs the Lakota Language Studies program at<br>Loneman School in Oglala, South Dakota.<br></blockquote></div><br>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Susan D. Penfield, Ph.D.<br><br>Department of English<br>Affiliate faculty: Department of Linguistics <br>and the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Program<br>American Indian Language Development Institute
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