NILI’s Collaborative Projects: 2012 Throughout the year, we are
feedback. The overall goal is to
that link powerful moral
privileged to work with tribes and
restore the Karuk Language to
lessons with sites on the
organizations on various short and
something that is heard and
Reservation. We will also
long term projects. We very much
spoken by Karuk people every
develop two evaluation
appreciate being invited to be a
day throughout the Karuk
measures that assess (1) the
part of this kind of work, and we
homelands. Joana, Regan and
effectiveness of language and
learn and grow through these
Zeke were very pleased to share
cultural teachings in
collaborative efforts. Here are
this work with the Karuk
preventing drug and alcohol
some of the projects of the past
community. The Plan is now
abuse among Native youth;
year:
being edited by the Karuk
and (2) the relationship
Language Restoration
between language and cultural
Strategic Plan for Karuk Language
Committee and will be
teaching and increased self-
Restoration
presented to the Karuk Tribal
esteem and self-worth in
Council for review.
Native youth.
Language Restoration Committee
IchishkĂin Culture and Language
Nimiipuu Language Teaching
and Karuk Tribal and Language
as Protective Factors
and Family Learning
summer of 2011 to develop a
This project is a collaboration
At the beginning of October,
Strategic Plan for the continued
between NILI, the Yakama
Judith and Joana spent a
restoration of the Karuk language.
Nation Language Program, the
weekend with the Nez Perce
This work involved planning and
Yakama Reservation Wellness
Language program in Lapwai
facilitating a retreat with
Coalition, and three school
to work with teachers and
participation from Tribal staff,
districts on the Yakama Nation.
community members on
council members, language
The goal of the program is to
activities and strategies for
speakers and learners, and
increase self-esteem, cultural
teaching language and using it
community members with a
pride and drug and alcohol free
in the home. The first day
sustained interest in language
lifestyles in our Yakama Nation
focused on teachers, with an
restoration. During the retreat
at-risk teenagers. With tribal
emphasis on using stories and
weekend we evaluated resources
teachers and NILI summer
legends in the classroom. The
and challenges, set long-range
institute students, the team is
second day focused on using
goals, and developed a rough
developing culture-based
the Nez Perce language at
timeline and plan for attaining
curriculum centered around
home during play time, story
those goals. NILI staff then drafted
traditional foods and nutrition,
time, in different areas of the
a plan and revised it based on
longhouse protocol and legends
NILI staff worked with the Karuk
Program staff in the spring and
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