Tag: nativelanguage
Support Native Language Center to Help Fight COVID-19
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) is calling for the inclusion of a provision in the next coronavirus relief bill to establish a Native American Language Resource Center (NALRC) to support Native American language education schools...
The True Tongue of the Tsimshian Tribe
The language of the Tsimshian tribe of the Pacific Northwest is called Sm'algyax (alternatively spelled Shm'algyack), which directly translates to, “real or true tongue.” In order to give the Tsimshian children a sense of...
Senate Backs Native Language Immersion Programs
The Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act, originally introduced in early 2014, passed another legislative landmark and was advanced by the Senate Affairs Committee. The measure creates a grant initiative to help establish native...
Senate Bill Includes Native Language Amendments
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (Hawaii) introduced two amendments aimed at promoting Native language education and improving school facilities, which were adopted by the Senate as part of the Every Child Achieves Act in an...