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[Phillip E Cash Cash]

HHS Tab for ‘Preservation and Maintenance’ of Native American Languages for
2011: $13,242,720

By Penny Starr
July 5, 2012
US

(CNSNews.com) – The federal government’s latest tab for the “preservation
and maintenance” of Native American languages is $13,242,720 for 2011,
according to the agency’s online database and confirmed by Kenneth Wolfe,
deputy director of public affairs for the program.

According to laws passed by Congress, Health and Human Services’
Administration for Children and Family through the Administration for
Native Americans awards grants to Native American groups around the
country. Those groups eligible for the grant funding include American
Indians, Native Americans.

“ANA believes language revitalization and continuation are two of the first
steps taken in preserving and strengthening a community’s culture,” the ANA
explanation states on its web site. “Use of native language builds identity
and encourages communities to move toward social unity and
self-sufficiency.”

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