The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Low Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) received a $322,300 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to revitalize their three tribal languages - Miluk, Hanis, and Shayuushtha U Quuiich Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw - between June 2022 and December 2023. The funding will support oral tradition protocol development, digital transcription of language materials...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $298,825 Project Grant under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to The Klamath Tribes in Chiloquin, Oregon. The three-year grant will fund a language immersion program focused on the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin Paiute languages. The program will serve approximately 300 students in Klamath County, Oregon using the Total Physical Response learning model to support language acquisition and cultural engagement...
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to the Hoopa Valley Tribe to develop family-based Hupa language activities, create a website to archive language materials, support Hupa language teacher training and credentialing, and establish a Hupa language immersion program for children ages 18 months to 5 years. The project aims to create a new generation of Hupa language speakers and...
The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians was awarded a $118,580 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032). The grant will support the Tribe's efforts to revitalize and preserve the Takelma language through June 2023. Key deliverables include continuing community-based language lessons on the reservation, outreach at tribal events, and developing contemporary...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $161,122 Indian Education Formula Grant to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060) program. The grant, which runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, supports CTUIR's comprehensive educational programs designed to address the unique cultural, language, and academic needs of American Indian and Alaska...
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $155,573 Indian Education Formula Grant to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. This grant is provided under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060), which aims to address the unique educational and cultural needs of Indian students so they can meet challenging state performance standards. As a...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, a federally recognized Native American tribe in South Dakota. The grant will fund a 3-year community immersion project with the following key objectives: Provide 600 in-person, virtual, and pre-recorded immersion opportunities using the dual language model for community learning through Dakota language classes,...
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation received a $360,200 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to establish a long-term Ojibwe and Neiyo language immersion initiative. The funding will support the Tribe's efforts to help curb the rapid loss of these languages, as original Ojibwe speakers have dwindled to zero and the languages are in a heightened state of peril....
The Umatilla Indian Reservation received a $176,927 Formula Grant award from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060). The grant will fund services from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 to address the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of American Indian students served by the Confederated Tribes-Umatilla. Specifically, the grant funding will support efforts to...
The Lummi Indian Business Council was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032). The grant will support the Lummi Nation in preserving and increasing access to the Lummi Chosen language for the Lummi community and students ages 7 to 18 years old attending the Ferndale School District through December 2023. Key deliverables include developing readily available Lummi Chosen...