from SIL 15, Flagstaff AZ

[phil cash cash]

Greetings,

I just finished the first day of the Stabilizing Indigenous Languages (SIL) 15. 
A very inspiring and heart felt conference attended by mostly indigenous
community language practitioners, teachers, and advocates who are engaged in
language revitalization work.

SIL
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/SIL9brochure.html

A number of sessions today (and perhaps tomorrow as well) showed how digital
video/film is being used both as a documentation and revitalization tool in the
indigenous communities.  Technology is also playing key role for a number of
communities.  But I must add that language immersion is still widely considered
as THE primary method(s) for creating and sustaining new speakers of a heritage
language.

Anyway, this quick note is not really meant as a review but just a reminder of
all the great and impressive revitalization work that is happening today...in
spite of all the tremendous odds many communities are facing.

Phil Cash Cash
UofA