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Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 15:56:17 -0700<br />
From: Sammye Meadows <jermond@pcrs.net><br /><br />
New Years Greetings to you all!<br />
<br />
I am proud to send you the attached news release announcing a new,
deeply important Lewis & Clark Bicentennial legacy to help stem the
tide of extinction for many American Indian ancestral languages along
the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail. The $1.6 million Native
Voices Endowment has been created by the Circle of Tribal Advisors,
National Council of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial and Missouri
Historical Society in partnership with the Endangered Language Fund and
the Oregon Community Foundation. Funding for the endowment comes from
surcharges on sales of the US Mint's 2004 Lewis & Clark
Commemorative Coin. The first grant cycle will be announced this
Spring.<br />
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As always, please let me know if you have any questions or would like to
speak with any of the endowment's creators, managers or advisory
committee members.<br />
<br />
My best for 2007 - Sammye<br />
<br />
Sammye Meadows<br />
Cultural Awareness Coordinator<br />
National Council of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial<br />
Circle of Tribal Advisors<br />
223 South Boulevard<br />
Gunnison, CO 81230<br />
970.641.1355<br />
jermond@pcrs.net<br />
www.lewisandclark200.org<br />
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