Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee. Kiowakids. Native American SuperSite! Casinos, powwows, places to visit, tribes, videos, ... President Obama and the Native American Community. President Obama’s Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) initiative focuses on improving the lives of Native youth through new investments and increased engagement.
This initiative takes a comprehensive, culturally appropriate approach to ensure all young Native people can reach their full potential. Gen-I promotes a national dialogue and policies and programs to mobilize and cultivate the next generation of Native leaders. Please read more about Gen-I and how to get involved here. Since his first day in office, President Obama worked to strengthen the government-to-government relationship between the United States and tribal governments in order to improve the quality of life for all American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Where Are Your Keys. Makepeace Productions - We Still Live Here - Film Information. Language Revitalization in the 21st Century. AAIA Native Language Program. Endangered Languages Program Update: July 2011. Last month's Endangered Languages Program event at the Library of Congress, "Celebrating Native American Language Revitalization in Film," drew nearly 100 participants throughout the course of the day who enthusiastically participated in post-film panel discussions with Native American language apprentices, teachers, and film production professionals from a half-dozen tribal communities across the U.S.
Expert archivists from the Library of Congress also highlighted holdings related to Native American languages, including recordings, historic and contemporary photos, as well as manuscripts and grammars. Attendees enjoyed a screening of the new Anne Makepeace documentary, WE STILL LIVE HERE: Âs Nutayuneân, starring the Wôpanaak Language Reclamation Project's work to successfully reawaken their language afer many generations without fluent speakers. Let's Move! in Indian Country Grants. William T. Grant Foundation. Enduring Voices Project, Endangered Languages, Map, Facts, Photos, Videos. Explore Talking Dictionaries The Enduring Voices team is pleased to present these Talking Dictionaries, giving listeners around the world a chance to hear some of the most little-known sounds of human speech.
Several communities are now offering the online record of their language to be shared by any interested person around the world. While you probably won't walk away from these Talking Dictionaries knowing how to speak a new language, you will encounter fascinating and beautiful sounds--forms of human speech you've never heard before--and through them, get a further glimpse into the rich diversity of culture and experience that humans have created in every part of the globe. Explore the Talking Dictionaries for yourself.