Recognition of community efforts

[Susan Penfield]

This is certainly a well deserved prize! The materials being produced are
not only supportive of language revitalization, community-based, and widely
implemented, -- they are also beautifully and creatively done...
Congratualtions to all involved!
Susan

On 1/19/06, Scott DeLancey <delancey at uoregon.edu> wrote:
>
> From the latest SSILA Bulletin:
> (SSILA = Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the
> Americas, an organization of linguists)
> =======================================================
>
> * Lakota Consortium awarded Ken Hale Prize
>    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> SSILA's Ken Hale Prize, which honors those who strive to link the academic
> and community spheres in the spirit of Ken Hale, was awarded this year to
> the non-profit Lakota Language Consortium (LLC), a nonprofit organization
> dedicated to rescuing the Lakota Sioux language.  The prize and cash award
> were presented in recognition of the organization's outstanding community
> language work and deep commitment to the documentation, maintenance,
> promotion, and revitalization of the Lakota language, one of the country's
> largest remaining Native American languages.
>
> Pam Bunte, chair of the 2005 Ken Hale Prize selection committee, described
> the factors that led to the decision. "We were really impressed.  The
> Lakota Language Consortium has done a great job with their documentation.
> Their materials have made it easier for community members to teach the
> language. They work closely with many people throughout the community and
> the praise of their efforts was truly amazing."  The committee also
> included Nora England, Michael Krauss, and Roberto Zavala Maldonado.
>
> Wilhelm K. Meya, Executive Director of the organization, received the
> prize on behalf of the Board of Directors.  The Lakota Language Consortium
> is made up of numerous committed community members and linguists (see
> the LLC website, http://www.lakhota.org).  As one of the largest language
> revitalization organizations in the country, its materials are used by
> over twenty-two school systems and expose over 4000 children to the Lakota
> language.  In addition to Meya, the LLC's Board of Directors includes
> Jan Ulrich, who leads the organization's materials development work, and
> Leonard Little Finger, who directs the Lakota Language Studies program at
> Loneman School in Oglala, South Dakota.
>



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Susan D. Penfield, Ph.D.

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