Native American Languages Could Count For Class Credit (fwd link)

[Jon Allan Reyhner]

Dr. Evangeline Parsons Yazzie and her colleagues teach Navajo language at Northern Arizona University. In fact she is the co-author of a new Navajo Language Textbook (see the attached image of the cover). Navajo can be used to meet both the Arts & Sciences language requirement and the requirement for a second language for the Arizona Bilingual Teaching endorsement (with the passing of Navajo reading and writing exam administered by Dine College).

Jon Reyhner, Ed.D.
Professor of Bilingual Multicultural Education
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/
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From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] on behalf of Mary Hermes [mhermes at UMN.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 3:18 PM
To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: Re: [ILAT] Native American Languages Could Count For Class Credit (fwd link)

Yes, at the University of Minnesota Ojibwe and Dakota are both offered and do indeed satisfy this requirement.
A few years ago, work was done at the State level to have "ojibwe" recognized in the K-12 system,
so you can get an "ojibwe language minor" as part of your elementary state certification.

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Mary Hermes, PhD
Associate and Visiting Professor, 2011-12
Curriculum and Instruction
University of Minnesota



On Jan 19, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Marnie Atkins wrote:

> He'ba'lo' All,
>
> I know this is happening at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.  Sahaptin is taught (http://wla.uoregon.edu/sahaptin.html) as a regular course and Lushootseed and Tolowa Dee-ni' are taught as Self-study language classes.  All three are offered through the World Languages Academy.  At this time, Sahaptin does qualify for the "foreign language" (can you hear the sarcasm as I type?) requirement for undergraduates.
>
> Further, the Yurok language has been offered at Humboldt State University in the past.  However, I'm not sure if it qualifies for satisfying the "foreign language" requirement.  Maybe someone else knows?
>
> Does anyone know of other K-12, colleges, or universities that offer Native American languages that satisfy the "foreign language" requirement for students?  If so, please share.
>
> Čawokš,
> Marnie
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Phillip E Cash Cash <cashcash at email.arizona.edu> wrote:
> Native American Languages Could Count For Class Credit
>
> By Carol Berry January 19, 2012
> USA
>
> Goodbye, French and German. Hello, Dine, Lakota and other Native
> American languages—with some qualifications.
>
> Under a proposed new program in Colorado, European and Asian tongues
> would remain options for foreign language credit in high school, but
> Native languages from federally recognized tribes could also be
> offered for that purpose.
>
> The plan is described in a bill filed January 13 for submission to the
> Colorado General Assembly by Sen. Suzanne Williams (D-Aurora), a
> member of the Comanche Nation, and co-sponsor Sen. J. Paul Brown
> (R-Ignacio).
>
> Access full article below:
> http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/01/19/native-american-languages-could-count-for-class-credit-73223
>
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