Pathways to Fluency
Dec 12-15, 2016
Gathering Agenda Day 2
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
7:00–8:30 am
Breakfast/Registration
8:30–10:30 am
Opening Session
Welcome
Lt. Governor Antonio Chewiwi, Pueblo of Isleta
Presentation of the Colors: Isleta Veterans Association
Language Landscape Overview
Dr. Suzan Harjo (Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee), President, The Morning Star Institute, Senior Advisor, MICA Group Peggy Mainor, MICA Group
MILESTONE: Awareness/Values
Keynote: “Why Language Revitalization?”
Dr. William H. Wilson, ‘Aha Pũnana Leo Hawaiian Language Program,
Facilitated Group Activity: Visioning
Aleena Kawe (Yoeme), Red Star International, Facilitator
10:30–10:45 am
Break
Coffee/Tea
10:45–12:00 pm
Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1
MILESTONE
Awareness
Workshop:
Inée Slaughter, Indigenous Language Institute, Moderator.
Educating and Engaging Communities: What information does our community need in order to learn about the status of our heritage language? Explore and discuss different ways of surveying the community to gather data that would be helpful in developing an effective language program.
Breakout 2
MILESTONE
Awareness
Panel Discussion:
Aleena Kawe (Yoeme), Moderator.
Panelists:
Dr. Christine Sims (Acoma), American Indian Language Policy Research & Teacher Training Center
Jeremy Tātere MacLeod (Māori)
De Laura Saunders (Mississippi Choctaw)
Awareness in Practice: We’ve conducted our surveys and assessed the need for action to save our language – what are our next steps?
Breakout 3
MILESTONE
Values
Panel Discussion:
Adrian John (Seneca), Moderator.
Panelists:
Howard Paden and Robert Daugherty (Cherokee Nation)
Lucille Watahomigie (Hualapai)
Incorporating cultural values in language instruction, resilience and sustainability, overcoming obstacles and staying the course.
12:15–1:50 pm
Buffet Lunch
MILESTONE: Language Use In Media
Keynote: “Managing the Mana of Media”
Amy Kalili (Native Hawaiian), Executive Director, Makauila,Inc.
2:00–3:15 pm
Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1
MILESTONES
Family/Intergenerational Involvement
Workshop:
Dr. Leanne Hinton, Breath of Life, Moderator, with Lucille Watahomigie (Hualapai)
Reconstructing language through family and intergenerational involvement – first steps.
Breakout 2
MILESTONES
Family/Intergenerational Involvement
Panel Discussion:
Alyce Sadongei (Kiowa/Tohono O’odham), American Indian Language Development Institute, Moderator.
Panelists:
Ofelia Zepeda (Tohono O’odham), Director, American Indian Language Development Institute
Anthony Gray, Cultural Coordinator, Gila River Indian Community
Working with and supporting language teachers in schools; working with Elders to document traditional knowledge; supporting the use
of language in teaching traditional ecological knowledge and geo-mapping; integrating language in Head Start and tribal museums.
Breakout 3
Family/Intergenerational Involvement
Workshop:
Nāmaka Rawlins, Dr. William Wilson, Amy Kalili (‘Aha Pũnana Leo-Hawaii)
Jeremy Tātere MacLeod (Māori)
Family & Intergenerational involvement in immersion school settings.
3:15–3:30pm
Break
Snacks Coffee/Tea
3:30–4:30 pm
MILESTONE: Tribal Sovereignty and Policy
Panel: Dr. Suzan Harjo (Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee), Moderator.
Marshall McKay, Chairman Emeritus, Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
Laurie Harper (Ojibwe), Education Project Coordinator, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Dr. Carlotta “Penny” Bird (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Program Manager, American Indian Language Policy Research & Teacher Training Center
Philbert Watahomigie, Vice Chair, Hualapai Tribe
7:30 pm
Buffet Dinner
MILESTONE: Tribal Sovereignty and Policy
Keynote: “Demystifying Policy”
Leslie Harper (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), President, National Coalition of Native American Language Schools and Programs
Gathering Agenda Day 3
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
7:00–8:30 am
Breakfast/Registration
8:30–10:15 am
Facilitated Session:
Exploring MILESTONES 1-5
Aleena Kawe (Yoeme), Red Star International
10:15–10:30 am
Break
Coffee/Tea
10:30–11:45 am
Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1
MILESTONE
Teaching and Training
Workshop:
Alyce Sadongei (Kiowa/Tohono O’odham)
Dr. Ofelia Zepeda (Tohono O’odham), AILDI
A basic knowledge of linguistics can be helpful to second language learners; Working with linguists; Elders as linguists; learning about language acquisition; avoiding burnout in teaching language; stepping outside the box as teachers; helping language teachers grow; making connections between language, math and science.
Breakout 2
MILESTONE
Teaching and Training
Panel Discussion:
Inée Slaughter (ILI), Moderator.
Panelists:
John Murray (Blackfeet)
Jeremy Tātere MacLeod (Māori)
Adrian John (Seneca)
Stewart Koyiyumptewa (Hopi)
Nacole Walker (Lakhota)
Wilhelm Meya, The Language Conservancy
Jennie De Groat (Navajo), Educator, Northern Arizona University
Finding and keeping certified teachers; working with non-certified teachers; working with local universities and Tribal colleges in certification; bringing language teaching back to the family; sensitivity training; using summer institutes for intensive teacher training; helping non-traditional teachers.
Breakout 3
MILESTONE
Teaching and Training
Workshop:
Nāmaka Rawlins, Dr. Bill Wilson, Amy Kalili (‘Aha Pũnana Leo-Hawaii)
Teaching and training in immersion school settings
12:00-1:30 pm
Buffet Lunch
MILESTONES: Family/Intergenerational Involvement
Skype Keynotes: “Reconstructing the Myaamia Language Through Family Involvement”
Daryl Baldwin (Myaamia), Director, Myaamia Center at Miami University, National Breath of Life
“Using Indigenous Principles to Support Language Resource Development”
Dr. Iris PrettyPaint, Kauffman & Associates, Inc. (KAI)
1:45-3:30 pm
Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1
MILESTONE
Materials and Documentation
Workshop:
Dr. Christine Sims (Acoma), Director, American Indian Language Policy Research and Teacher Training Center
Compiling a repository of learning materials, language documentation, research and data
Breakout 2
MILESTONE
Materials and Documentation
Panel Discussion:
Aleena Kawe (Yoeme), Red Star International, Moderator.
Panelists:
Jim Enote (Zuni), Executive Director, Colorado Plateau Foundation and Director, A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center
Wilhelm Meya, The Language Conservancy
Nacole Walker (Lakhota)
Dr. Penny Bird (Santo Domingo), American Indian Language Policy Research and Teacher Training Center
Documentation in practice: creative ways of integrating language learning into the community; reclaiming power over language; pros and cons of using technology in language learning.
Breakout 3
MILESTONE
Language Use in Media
Panel Discussion:
Amy Kalili (Native Hawaiian), Executive Director, Makaulia, Inc.
Todd Gettleman, Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Language Department
Inée Slaughter, Director, Indigenous Language Institute
Elliot Bannister, The Language Conservancy
Joe Bendickson (Dakhóta Iapi Okhodakichiye), Chairperson, Dakota Language Society
Jeremy Tātere MacLeod (Māori), Director, Māori Language Revitalization Society, Ngāti Kahungunu Tribe
Using media to increase the relevance and impact of our languages
3:30-3:45 pm
Break
Snacks Coffee/Tea
3:45-4:45 pm
MILESTONE: Resources
Keynote: “Language: The Soul of Culture”
Jeremy Tātere Macleod (Māori)
6:30 pm
Buffet Dinner
Keynote: “Native America in the 21st Century: Journeys in Cultural Survivance”
W. Richard West, Jr. (Southern Cheyenne), President and CEO, Autry Museum of the American West, CRF Advisory Board
Gathering Agenda Day 4
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
7:00-8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30–9:15 am
Ron Lessard (Mohawk and Abernaki), White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (WHIAIANE)
MILESTONE: Teaching and Training/Materials and Documentation
Keynote: “Being Prepared for the Language Journey.”
Dr. Christine Sims (Acoma), Director, American Indian Language Policy Research and Teacher Training Center.
9:15–10:15 am
Facilitated Session
Exploring Milestones
Aleena Kawe (Yoeme), Red Star International, Facilitator
10:15–10:30 am
Break
Coffee/Tea
10:30–11:15 am
Facilitated Session
Identifying Next Steps
Aleena Kawe (Yoeme), Red Star International, Facilitator
11:15–12:30 pm
Resources Discussion
Ramin Taheri, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Education
Cultural Resource Fund Phase 3 Grants Discussion
Peggy Mainor, MICA Group
Closing/Evaluation
Della Warrior (Otoe-Missouria), CRF Advisory Board
CRF FAQ
CRF PDFs
Contact
Cultural Resource Fund
Peggy Mainor
Executive Director,
The MICA Group
Phone: 505-415-0787