<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">Forwarded From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Indigenous Language Institute</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ili@ilinative.org">ili@ilinative.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 5:02 PM<br>
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<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: 8pt;">Wes Studi, Co-Chair</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: 12pt;">Osiyo!</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: 12pt;">As we come to the close of 2010 I have great hope for the survival of Native Languages.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: 12pt;">My people of Cherokee Nation have a successful language immersion school with 105 students learning multiple subjects in Cherokee. The tribe has worked with ILI's Languagegeek© and Apple to develop Cherokee Language software for iPod, iPad and iPhone so these kids and other Cherokee speakers can use Cherokee in our 21st century daily lives. These are very exciting achievements for Cherokee Nation. But we must keep in mind that many tribes are still struggling to initiate language programs for their communities, and need the support, training and technology that ILI has to offer.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: 12pt;">On a more somber note, a few days before Christmas, my uncle Pete Nofire passed on. He was a good Cherokee man with a great sense of humor. I will miss being able to talk and joke with him in our language, and my children, nieces, nephews and grandchildren will never have that opportunity. This personally brought home to me the fact that every day, Indian communities and families are losing our Elder first language speakers faster than we can teach our young to speak.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: 12pt;">We cannot stop time to save our languages, but you and I can donate funds to help the Indigenous Language Institute provide urgently needed language support and services to Indian communities nationwide. </span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: 12pt;">With your help we can save our languages before it's too late!</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: 12pt;">Wes Studi</span><br>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: 12pt;">Co-Chair, ILI Native Language Fund</span></div>
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