Assisting Native Americans in Assuring the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Their Languages. Report To Accompany S. 2044. Senate, 102d Congress, 2d Session.

Institution	Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs.
Titel	Assisting Native Americans in Assuring the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Their Languages. Report To Accompany S. 2044. Senate, 102d Congress, 2d Session.
Quelle	(1992), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Recht; American Indian Education; American Indian Languages; American Indians; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Federal Aid; Federal Legislation; Financial Support; Higher Education; Native Language Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? American Indian; Indianer; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bundesrecht; Finanzielle Förderung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht
Abstract	Past U.S. policies toward Indian and other Native American languages have attempted to suppress the use of the languages in government-operated Indian schools for assimilating Indian children. About 155 Native languages are spoken today in the United States, but only 20 are spoken by people of all ages. The Native American Languages Act of 1990 and the Alaska Native Language Act of 1990 recognize that language is the basis of Native culture and identity. They outline federal policy for preserving and promoting the rights of Native Americans regarding their languages but do not authorize grants for tribally designed and operated language survival and revitalization programs. The Native American Languages Act of 1992 would authorize funds for the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) to award competitive grants to tribal governments and Native American organizations for Native language development and preservation, including establishment of language training programs, development of materials, purchase of recording equipment and computers, transcription and analysis of oral testimony, and conversion of existing facilities. This report includes section by section analysis of the Act, cost estimates, and ANA testimony supporting the Act's aims but criticizing the establishment of a new grant program. (SV)
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