Keeping Native American languages alive (fwd link)

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New policy goes into effect

Keeping Native American languages alive

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2012 5:00 am | Updated: 6:05 pm, Thu Aug 30,
2012.
Mike Leiby - The Independent | 0 comments

PHOENIX — Native-Americans struggling to keep critically endangered
languages alive just got some help from state educators through the Native
American Language Certification Policy in the form of teacher certification
to teach Native-American languages in the classroom.

“The policy goes into immediate effect and is anticipated as a new avenue
for elders and other non-degreed language experts to teach only native
language(s) to students in Arizona schools,” an Aug. 28 press release
detailing the new certification program announced.

Access to full article is limited but here you go anyway:
http://www.wmicentral.com/news_premium/keeping-native-american-languages-alive/article_e478ddcc-f2ea-11e1-8228-0019bb2963f4.html

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Note: if somebody can do us a favor and find a link to the full article, it
would be a treat.  thanks.
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