Article Source: Cultural Survival

Written - June 2009

Cultural Survival and the National Alliance to Save Native Languages extend a warm thank you to all who supported the 2009 National Native Language Revitalization Summit in Washington, D.C.

The National Native Language Revitalization Summit this May covered a lot of ground and was, by almost any measure, a great success. For example, Monday’s visits to the National Anthropological Archives and the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center and Veterans History Project brought more than 100 language advocates from across Indian Country into dialogue with some of the nation’s foremost experts on tribal cultural and linguistic materials in national archives, and introduced opportunities to submit archival materials to federal repositories such as the Veteran’s History Project. Participants in the Veteran’s History Project site visit received field kits on conducting interviews with veterans and discussed ways to incorporate Native language study and documentation into the interview and archiving process. Others received tours and research guidance at the National Anthropological Archives and the Library of Congress’ American Folk Archive.

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