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<p class="">MON AUGUST 4, 2014</p>
<p class=""><b><font size="4">Murkowski Speaks to National Indian Educational Association on Language Education</font></b></p>
<p class="" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><b style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">By THEA CARD</b></p><p class="" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Last week US Senator Lisa Murkowski spoke in front of the National Indian Educational Association. In her speech, she pledged her support for native language immersion programs. </p>
<p class="" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large">Senator Murkowski has a history of supporting native language immersion programs. In June, Murkowski spoke in support of the Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 1974. Both that bill and the Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act went in front of the Committee on Indian Affairs in late July. They are both under review.</p>
<p class="" style><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Access media & full article below: </font></p><p class="" style><font face="georgia, serif" size="4"><a href="http://kdlg.org/post/murkowski-speaks-national-indian-educational-association-language-education">http://kdlg.org/post/murkowski-speaks-national-indian-educational-association-language-education</a><br>
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