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(Many Paths) |
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An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America |
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February 9, 2002 - Issue 54 |
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Indigenous Language Institute Celebrates 2001 Accomplishments |
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MEXICO) -- The Indigenous Language Institute (ILI) continues to build
upon its reputation as the countrys premier nonprofit organization
dedicated to preserving, protecting and perpetuating endangered Native
American Languages.
2001 was a banner year for ILI in many important ways, said ILI President Gerald L. Hill, Oneida. Grassroots collaborations in Native communities, a variety of language programs, and ongoing activities related to our international clearinghouse of language information continue to further ILIs goals. Ongoing program collaborations include Regional Training Workshops with the Oklahoma Native Language Association (ONLA), to provide practical, hands-on training in Oklahoma and Florida. We continue to see an increase in the
number of community-based language programs, as well as strengthening
of our existing ones, said Hill. We are happy to note that
the decline of endangered languages was arrested in 2001 that
is, we have not lost any more of them.
According to 1993 statistics, of the 300-plus
original languages in North America, only 175 exist today. Of those,
155 languages, or 89 percent, are endangered. If nothing is done to
reverse this trend by 2060, only 20 indigenous languages will remain.
Media Contact: Liz Hill (202) 483-3609 |
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