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NILI work and collaborations in the News
Ms. GeorGene Nelson, Director of the Klamath Tribes language program, has been working with NILI and Russell Hugo of the University of Washington’s Language Center to digitize a large collection of audio tapes from the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Read more about the project at the Klamath Language Newsletter.
NW Indian Language Institute grant will aid online courses
When the Northwest Indian Language Institute at UO was faced with cancelling its 22nd annual training for indigenous language teachers due to COVID-19, organizers knew that couldn’t happen. But the institute had to find a way to continue language revitalization safely – and to fund its work.
-Anna Glavash, Around the O
Student Creates Smartphone Keyboard To Save Endangered Language
There are only a few dozen living speakers of the Yakama dialect of the indigenous language Ichishkíin. Keegan Livermore wants to change that.
-OPB, Think Out Loud Podcast
Members of the UO community honored at annual MLK Awards
More than 300 people from across campus and the community attended the Martin Luther King, Jr. awards ceremony and luncheon to honor King’s legacy and campus members who embrace King’s ideals.
-Around the O
UO Takes Steps Towards Revitalizing Native Languages
The University of Oregon is making big steps towards revitalizing native languages which are quickly disappearing across the nation. It’s all part of a rare partnership between the University’s Northwest Indian Language Institute and the Federal Administration for Native Americans.
-Kelsey Christianson, KVAL
Linguists and Native Americans Team Up on Indigenous Languages
“Today, Native social scientists are actively engaged in the revitalization of their cultures and languages. At the University of Oregon, teams of Native researchers are building digital archives containing historical documentation to make language knowledge available to their communities.”
-Matt Cooper, Around the O
Women of Running Strong for American Indian Youth®: Cheryl Tuttle
“I think that the language is the mind of the people. Inside of the language, even in the way things are spoken about, you know how people thought. How the ancestors thought about things, what was important to them. Their world view is wrapped up in language”
-Dreamstarter mentor and Wailaki Language teacher Cheryl Tuttle
