<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello and will there be a webcast or another type of recording of this session? I will be in the classroom at that time.</div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Jodi Burshia</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 7:14 AM,  <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rrlapier@aol.com" target="_blank">rrlapier@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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 Native languages will strengthen Indian culture and increase student 
confidence.” – U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chair, Senate Committee on 
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<div><b>MISSOULA, MONTANA </b>– 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.</div>


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<div>Senior staff from the Committee will be present to listen and discuss
 how Native language instruction is helping children in tribal 
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<div>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.</div>


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<div>“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.”</div>


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<div><b>Committee staff will hear from a panel of experts and then take public comment. </b></div>


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<div><b>WHAT:</b></div>


<div>Listening Session on Native language revitalization in Indian country</div>


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<div><b>WHEN: </b></div>


<div>Thursday, April 17, 2014<br>

5:00 – 7:00 pm</div>


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<div><b>WHERE:</b></div>


<div>University of Montana<br>

Payne Family Native American Center<br>

Missoula, Montana</div>

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<div>Jeannette Rankin Hall, Rm. 016</div>


<div>University of Montana</div>


<div>Missoula, MT  59812</div>


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