S. 575 Native American Languages Act Amendments Act of 2003

[Phil Cash Cash]

Wow!  This is really exciting news.
qe'ciyeewyew (thanks) Rosalyn,

Phil Cash Cash (cayuse/nez perce)
UofA, ILAT list manager

>-- Original Message --
>Date:         Thu, 3 Apr 2003 14:48:59 EST
>Reply-To: Indigenous Languages and Technology <ILAT at listserv.arizona.edu>
>From: Rr Lapier <Rrlapier at AOL.COM>
>Subject: S. 575 Native American Languages Act Amendments Act of 2003
>To: ILAT at listserv.arizona.edu
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>"Support Senate Bill 575"
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>Please support Senate Bill 575 by contacting your local representatives.
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>Native American Languages Act Amendments Act of 2003
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>The purposes of this Act are--
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>(1) to encourage and support, consistent with the policy of the United States
>as expressed in the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.)--
>> (A) the development of Native American language survival schools as
>> innovative means of addressing the effects of past discrimination against
>> Native American language speakers; and
>> (B) the revitalization of Native American languages through--(i) education
>> in Native American languages; and(ii) instruction in other academic
>> subjects using Native American languages as an instructional medium;
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>(2) to demonstrate the positive effects of Native American language survival
>schools on the academic success of Native American students and the students'
>mastery of standard English;
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>(3) to encourage and support the involvement of families in the educational
>and cultural survival efforts of Native American language survival schools;
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>(4) to encourage communication, cooperation, and educational exchange among
>Native American language survival schools and the administrators of Native
>American language survival schools;
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>(5) to provide support for Native American language survival school
>facilities and endowments;
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>(6) to provide support for Native American language nests--
>> (A) as part of Native American language survival schools; or
>> (B) as separate programs that will be developed into more comprehensive
>> Native American language survival schools;
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>(7) to support the development of local and national models that can be
>disseminated to the public and made available to other schools as exemplary
>methods of teaching Native American students; and
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>(8) to develop a support center system for Native American language survival
>schools at the university level.
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>For more information, link. >> <A HREF="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:S.575:">
>http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:S.575:</A>
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>For additional questions please feel free to contact Piegan Institute.
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>Rosalyn LaPier
>Piegan Institute
>www.pieganinstitute.org
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