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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 11, 2007 3:43 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [TalkIndianOK] Fw: Committee recommends near doubling of 
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 11, 2007 2:53 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Committee recommends near doubling of Native Language 
program funding</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>For Immediate Release<BR>Contact:<BR><BR>June 8, 
2007<BR>Ryan Wilson: (206) 420-9194<BR></FONT><A 
href="mailto:r_lakota@hotmail.com"><FONT 
size=3>r_lakota@hotmail.<WBR>com</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT 
size=3>____________<WBR>_________<WBR>_________<WBR>__<BR><BR>House 
Appropriations Subcommittee Recommends Near Doubling of Native<BR>Language 
Program Funding <BR><BR>New funds targeted at Native American language nests, 
language survival<BR>schools, and language restoration programs.<BR><BR>The 
House Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the<BR>House 
Appropriations Committee met Thursday, June 7, 2007, to mark up<BR>the FY 2008 
Labor, HHS appropriations bill. Included in the mark-up was<BR>an increase in 
funding for Native American Programs in HHS, from $44<BR>million to $47 million, 
with the extra $3 million targeted at<BR>implementation of language immersion 
and restoration programs authorized<BR>by the recently passed Esther Martinez 
Native American Languages<BR>Preservation Act of 2006. Currently less than 10 
percent of the ANA<BR>budget is spent on language programs, with only 1 percent 
spent on<BR>immersion programs. The new funds would increase total funding for 
ANA<BR>language programs from the current level of approximately $4 million 
to<BR>a new level of approximately $7 million. <BR><BR>"This day may well mark 
the turning point in our efforts to halt the<BR>dramatic decline in Native 
languages and, indeed, to commence their<BR>revitalization,<WBR>" said Ryan 
Wilson (Oglala Lakota), President of the<BR>National Alliance to Save Native 
Languages. President Wilson added,<BR>"Although the National Alliance sought a 
$10 million boost, this new<BR>funding will definitely jump-start a lot of 
critical programs and is a<BR>great increase in a tough budgetary 
environment.<WBR>"<BR><BR>The National Alliance to Save Native Languages 
represents a broad<BR>coalition of Indian country, including tribes, tribal 
organizations,<BR>language experts, teachers and students, united in their goal 
of<BR>revitalizing Native languages. The National Alliance held a 
language<BR>summit in Washington, DC on June 4-5, 2007, and has held many 
meetings<BR>over that last nine months with members of Congress and their staff 
to<BR>express the importance of Native language survival and to urge 
support<BR>for language immersion and restoration efforts.<BR><BR>President 
Wilson stated, "Indian Country had a great champion in<BR>Congressman Tom Udall 
(D-NM) on the Labor, HHS Subcommittee. He was a<BR>co-sponsor of the Esther 
Martinez legislation and, when he became a<BR>member of the Appropriations 
Committee this year, made it a personal<BR>priority to secure funding for its 
programs." President Wilson added,<BR>"This national effort also secured great 
backing from the leadership of<BR>the Native American caucus with the co-chairs, 
Congressman Dale Kildee<BR>(D-MI) and Congressman Rick Renzi (R-AZ) sending a 
joint letter to the<BR>appropriators urging their support for increased funding. 
We remain<BR>grateful for Congresswoman Heather Wilson's (R-NM) leadership on 
the<BR>authorizing legislation, and that of House Education Committee 
Chairman<BR>George Miller (D-CA) and Ranking Member Buck McKeon (R-CA), as well 
as<BR>many others who have been allies in this effort."<BR><BR>There are about 
175 Native languages still spoken in the United States,<BR>but scholars believe 
that 155 languages are "moribund," meaning that<BR>they are spoken only by 
adults who are no longer passing the language<BR>actively down to the next 
generation. Native educators have found that<BR>immersion programs are 
successful at teaching fluency in Native<BR>languages to the next generation, 
which means that these languages will<BR>survive.<BR><BR>President Wilson noted, 
"Our work is not done. This is only a<BR>beginning, albeit a good one. The 
Senate appropriators have yet to<BR>decide on funding for these programs, where 
we want to seek even higher<BR>increases. Even with new funding, ultimate 
responsibility for success<BR>lies within our own communities. Indian country 
has been united in this<BR>effort, with great leadership not only from the 
National Alliance's<BR>membership, but also from the National Indian Education 
Association,<BR>National Congress of American Indians, the Navajo Nation, and 
literally<BR>scores of other tribes and tribal organizations. If we remain 
united,<BR>we shall succeed!"<BR><BR>The Esther Martinez Native American 
Languages Preservation Act of 2006<BR>or HR 4766 was signed and passed into law 
by President George W. Bush in<BR>December 2006 amending the Native American 
Programs Act of 1974 adding<BR>clauses that would open up grant opportunities to 
Native American<BR>Language Nests, Native American Language Survival Schools, 
and Native<BR>American Language Restoration Programs. 
<BR><BR>____________<WBR>_________<WBR>_________<WBR>__<BR><BR>Related 
Links:<BR><BR></FONT><A href="http://www.savenativelanguages.org/"><FONT 
size=3>http://www.savenati<WBR>velanguages.<WBR>org</FONT></A><FONT size=3> 
<</FONT><A href="http://www.savenativelanguages.org/"><FONT 
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Pennsylvania Ave, NW<BR>Suite 400<BR>Washington, DC 20004<BR></FONT><A 
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