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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Excerpts below are from the <U>"Chaticks si
Chaticks"</U> XV:1, pp. 8-9, Pawnee Nation Language
Deptartment:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>No wa (Hello) ]ik stit ku <us pu <ee? (How
are you?). The Pawnee Nation Language Department enters 2006 with a great
sense of purpose. Due to the recent opening of Oo ka sa Child
Learning Center, we realize the revitalization of our language is within our
grasp. By the Fall of 2007 we expect to hear the voices of our young
speaking the Pawnee language throughout our community.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Our next step is to allow our Pawnee Language to find a
comfortable place within the midst of our community. We have began a
banner and sign project which we hope to develop around the entire
community. Our first vinyl banner is located in the gym (of the local high
school) and reads, "koo <ooks ka teet <a kook u <u ha <a
"Black Bear Pride."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>...we are implementing a new writing style. For
many decades writing styles have been introduced to our community that are not
easily understood by our local population. ...we need to develop a writing
system tht is easily understood by the community and helps in the language
(Pawnee & English) development of our children. ...
We have adopted a mixed syllabery and phonetic writing system that is a common
sense approach to our languge and which becomes our very own.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>NEW WRITING SYSTEM EXAMPLES</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>There are two new symbols in the writing system.
"<" is equal to the old "r", which was supposed to sound like a d, l, or
(Spanish r) depending on the word. "]" is equal to the old "ts" or
"ch". Neither of these sounds exist in English and that is why a syllabery
for these two distinct Pawnee sounds has been developed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080><U>English</U> <U>Current Pawnee
Writing</U> <U>New Pawnee Writing</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Two
pitku
pit
koo</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Four
kskitiiks
skee
tiks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Eight taw
iksapits <o
wik sa pits</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>This system will allow our children to advance in
Pawnee and English compositon and prepare them for the public school
system.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080><U>Oo ka sa Child Learning
Center</U> </FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>...provide quality curriculum and instruction for the
three, four and five year olds. ... Four Oo ka sa teachers are
currenly certified as Pawnee Language Teachers, Mastery Level One. This
corresponds to the <U>Pari Pakuru</U> textbook and CD one, lessons one through
five. This semester the teachers are taking Pawnee Cultural Studies,
Pawnee Nation Academy. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>(<U>Pari Pakuru</U>, Educational Research Associates,
Albuquerque, NM. 1979. [Library of Congress catalog #79-63051].
Language Course Books, Audio Cassette kits and Teacher's Guide via Research
& Cultural Studies Development Section, Institute of American Indian Arts,
BIA, Santa Fe, NM).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080><U>Pawnee Language After School Class (Grades
K-7)</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>This class meets at the Pawnee Elementary School on
Tuesdays and Thursday...from 3:20pm to 4:30pm. ... We are currently
working on learning handgame songs, Pawnee hymns and a lullabye to perform at
the 4th Annual Native American Youth Language Fair to be held n March (2007)...
University of Oklahoma (Norman). There are lots of games and
activities...to learn our colors, numbers, animals and conversaional
phrases....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080><U>Pawnee Nation Academy, American Indian Studies
Department, Pawnee Language II</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>...provide Pawnee language at the college level for
credit. ... The focus is on learning conversational Pawnee such as
greetings, responses, and useful everday phrases. The main goal is to go
beyond memorizing words and to start "thinking in Pawnee".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080><U>Teacher Training Program</U></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>The language program is currently in the planning,
orgainizing and creation stage for a teacher training program that will be
accredited by the Pawnee Nation, Northern Oklahoma College (at Tonkawa, OK),
State Regents for Higher Education and the Oklahoma State Deptartment of
Education.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>HUKASA TEACHER RECOGNITION</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Friday, March 3, 2006</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>The Hukasa Child Learning Center works...to train
teachers who will asist...language to three to five year olds. ...have
been learning the Pawnee language since the end of August 2005.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>...the teachers voluntarily gave up their lunch breadk
three times a week while the kids were sleeping. This initial phase of
training took place from August until December 2005. ... Learning
the Pawnee language takes a good strong commitment as it is not an easy language
to learn.</FONT></DIV>
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