<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>N<font size="2">o, I do not believe it will be recorded (since it is not a public hearing). <br>
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From: Jodi Burshia <jodi.burshia@gmail.com><br>
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Sent: Wed, Apr 16, 2014 8:06 am<br>
Subject: Re: [ilat] Senate Listening Session<br>
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<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>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 7:14 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rrlapier@aol.com">rrlapier@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<h1>Senate Indian Affairs Committee Staff to Host Native Language Listening Session</h1>
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<div style="text-align:center"><i style="line-height:1.5em">“Preserving
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
communities.</div>
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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>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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