Modoc Nation to receive Language Preservation Grant
MIAMI, Okla. (KOAM) - Modoc Nation was awarded the Living Language Grant through the Division of Economic Development (DED), Office of Indian Economic Development.
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MIAMI, Okla. (KOAM) - Modoc Nation was awarded the Living Language Grant through the Division of Economic Development (DED), Office of Indian Economic Development.
The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and Fort Yates-based Sitting Bull College have each been awarded nearly $300,000 yearly for the next three years for language preservation.
WASHINGTON — American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and tribal organizations, including the San Carlos Apache Tribal Council, have been awarded a total of $5.723 million to revitalize language their Native languages.
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Bryan Newland, assistant secretary for Indian Affairs, said Native languages "are at the heart of a tribe's unique cultural identity, traditions, spiritual beliefs and self-governance."