Jordan Douglas-Tavani, PhD, is the Project Manager for NILI's Northwest Native American Language Resource Center (NW-NALRC). His work has focused on language description and revitalization in Oregon. A speaker of miluk tɬiis (Miluk, Miluk Coos), he has worked in partnership with the Confederated Tribe of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians to develop curriculum, compile and edit dictionaries, and contribute to literature in the Tribe's three languages: miluk tɬiis, hanis tɬ'ii'iis (Hanis, Hanis Coos), and wa'as (Siuslaw). He focuses his efforts on expanding NILI's capacities and extending the NW-NALRC's inventory of resources. Jordan is a proud citizen of the Tlingit & Haida Nation