Indian educator lauded (fwd link)

Tue May 20 17:57:57 UTC 2008

Indian educator lauded

Monday, May 19, 2008 5:41 PM MDT
New Mexico

GRANTS - Gloria Hale, Director of Indian Education for the Grants/Cibola County
School District, has been honored as 2008 New Mexico Indian Educator of the
Year.

The state's Public Education Department bestowed the award.

During her four years with the district, Hale has initiated the K-6 Navajo oral
language program at two elementary schools, obtained continued funding for the
K-12 Acoma Keresan language program at Laguna-Acoma High School and plans to
work with the Pueblo of Laguna to introduce the Laguna Keresan language
program.

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