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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> Katie Jones [<a href="mailto:kjones@NCAI.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">mailto:kjones@NCAI.org</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 06, 2012 9:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> Katie Jones<br><b>Cc:</b> Peter Morris<br><b>Subject:</b> ACTION ALERT: Tell Senator Akaka to Take Action to Reauthorize the Esther Martinez Native Languages Preservation Act<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">NCAI Education Newsletter<u></u><u></u></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center">December 6, 2012<u></u><u></u></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center">Action Alert<u></u><u></u></p>
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Action Alert: Tell Senator Akaka to <span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Take Action to</span>Reauthorize the Esther Martinez Native Languages Preservation Act<u></u><u></u></h1><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<u></u> <u></u></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act, which provides tribes with critical support to establish and maintain immersion programs that revitalize Native languages, is currently up for reauthorization. <b>We have an opportunity to get the reauthorization passed by the Senate this week, but we need your help TODAY.</b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<u>Action Requested TODAY:</u><u></u><u></u></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">We need your help in reaching out to Senator Akaka, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Please call Senator Akaka’s office TODAY at <a href="tel:202-224-2251" value="+12022242251" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">202-224-2251</a> and ask him to take action THIS WEEK to reauthorize the Esther Martinez Act.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<u>Message:</u><u></u><u></u></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-left:0.5in"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u>The survival of American Indian and Alaska Native languages is essential to the success of tribal communities and Native ways of life.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-left:0.5in"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u>The Esther Martinez Native American Languages Act provides tribes with critical support to establish and maintain immersion programs that revitalize Native languages.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-left:0.5in"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u>Please take action THIS WEEK to reauthorize the Esther Martinez Act and ensure that tribes have the support needed to revitalize Native languages.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<u>More Information:<u></u><u></u></u></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">For more information on the Esther Martinez reauthorization, see the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001NiCZ666P-XLFXSKXzEGjZ7FNhw3FE7UbAdWtB84PJVBnOLOsXigHFBafMWCzJQQbspTI0_DHJtdLHyx7yPo9FKR2Vnp8TbzcVsdu2C9qplXV6uY4HwxriJGXVfFV0Xc8cif5JLqfGiZB8yJ34zVXACGlD5m9fcaF0Tq8OLagMZV1ScH4xiDmS4dIzHUy97Tp5y7Ce_ztvb7AAMG-rqKic_D3MLXpeF6gxKsvUvzXSfo=" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Esther Martinez - NCAI Support Document</a>. Contact Katie Jones at <a href="mailto:kjones@ncai.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">kjones@ncai.org</a> with any questions.<u></u><u></u></p>
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