Collaboration, continued focused on the development of
Apprentice teams based in
place and culture based
Toppenish, Goldendale,
house and while doing everyday
language immersion curriculum
Wapato and White Swan. In
activities. Also, a special honoring
for grades K-5. Topics included
addition, teams documented
was made to Haruo Aoki, a
berries, salmon, acorns, camas,
traditional activities to be used
Japanese linguist who worked with
canoes and canoe journeys and
in creating lessons and to be
the Nez Perce elders for more than
cedar basketry. Units contained
archived for future use. The
twenty years on creating the Nez
math, science and language arts
learners are now teachers,
Perce Dictionary. Other elders who
lessons in Chinuk Wawa. The
with various community
participate in language
Confederated Tribes of Grand
classes taking place. NILI
revitalization were also
Ronde has just been awarded
supported this project with
recognized.
another three year ANA grant.
teacher training in curriculum
There was a great turnout,
NILI will support teachers with
development, and linguistics
including a number of elders and
training and curriculum writing.
training.
master learners who provided the
The purpose of the new project
Nimiipuu words and sentences for
is to create a Chinuk Wawa
The Tolowa Athabaskan
the activities as well as rich
immersion school for K-1. Seven
Lexicon and Text Collection
cultural information. The Nez
new place and culture based
Project: Recording the Last
Perce Language Program is now
units will be created based on
Speakers of the Tolowa
offering to their community
language arts, math and science.
Dee-ni' Language
methods that were taught at the
The just-ending Yakama Nation
This National Science
training. Many who attended the
ANA grant paired 8 learners
Foundation funded
event continue to give positive
with 4 Elders in a Master-
documentation project will
reports to the language program
Apprenticeship program, with
result in an audio and written
about the event.
the goal of building speakers
catalogue of Tolowa Dee-ni’
and language teachers who are
language as well as a
Grand Ronde and Yakama Nation
knowledgeable about their
dictionary with selected sound
ANA projects
language and traditions, and
files. It is a collaboration
who maintain the virtues of
between the Del Norte County
NILI just finished supporting two
respect, honor, and discipline
Unified School District and
three-year ANA grants, one with
towards the Elders and within
NILI, and is supported by the
the Confederated Tribes of Grand
the family. Four different
Smith River Rancheria Tolowa
Ronde and one with the Yakama
dialects of the Yakama Nation
Dee-ni' Tribe.
Nation. The Grand Ronde project
were included, with Master-
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monthly language sessions using
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