The ANA Messenger: Native Languages Edition 2014
Upcoming ANA Language Events for 2014
February 20, 2014: Native Languages in Early Childhood Settings, a joint webinar with ANA, OHS and Dept. of Education. We will discuss how to use or adapt a non-native curriculum in a language immersion setting, strategies to overcome challenges to parent involvement in Native American language learning, and developing indigenous/heritage language fluency measures for preschoolers.
April 10, 2014: The Native Language Tipping point: Getting from “endangered” to “thriving”. There seems to be a lot happening in communities, as well as at the state and federal level to support Native American languages. This webinar will be about focusing that momentum to turn the tide on language loss.
May 22, 2014: Native Language revitalization in urban and other multi-indigenous language settings. There are special challenges when in a non-tribal setting or in a multi-indigenous language setting. We will explore those obstacles and how some organizations and tribes are addressing them.
(August or September) (Date to be confirmed) Native Languages- Strategies for Sustainability
November 6, 2014: Champions of Native Languages: inspiration and lessons from leaders in the field about keeping the passion and effecting change.
Missed a webinar? Find recordings of these as well as others about three weeks after the webinar date on the ANA Resources tab keyword: webinar.
National Native Language Summit:
We are discussing the theme and one possibility is for it to be related to Data/Assessment. One day is not a lot of time, and we want the Summit to be action oriented and have some deliverables that will move the field forward. Stay tuned on the ANA website for more details.