Legislative Hearing

Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 575

Date: May 15, 2003

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Russell

Room: 485

Agenda:

S. 575, a Bill to Amend the Native American Languages Act to Provide for the Support of Native American Language Survival Schools, and for other purposes

Witnesses

Panel 1

Panel I

Dr. Leanne Hinton

President

Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas

Berkeley, CA

TESTIMONY

Panel I

Dr. Christine Sims

Chairwoman

Linguistic Institute for Native Americans and Member of Pueblo of Acoma

Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico - Accompanied by: VINA LENO, Acoma Pueblo; CARLA HERRERA (12 years old), Pueblo de Cochiti; and TRAVIS PECOS (12 years old), Pueblo de Cochiti

TESTIMONY

Panel I

Dr. Mary Eunice Romero

College of Education

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

TESTIMONY

Panel I

Dr. William Demmert, Jr.

Professor of Education, Woodring College of Education

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

Panel 2

Panel II

Ms. Rosalyn LaPier

Piegan Institute/Nizipuhwahsin School

Browning, MT - Accompanied by: MS. JOYCELYN DesROSIER, Piegan Institute/Nizipuhwahsin School, Browning, MT

TESTIMONY

Panel II

Mrs. Geneva Navarro

Comanche Language Instructor

Comanche Nation College

Lawton, OK - Accompanied by: MRS. RITA COOSEWON, Comanche Language Instructor, Comanche Nation College, Lawton, OK

TESTIMONY

Panel 3

Panel III

Dr. Lawrence D. Kaplan

Director, Alaska Native Language Center

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK - Accompanied by : DR. MICHAEL KRAUSS, Founding Director, Alaska Native Language Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK

Panel III

Dr. Rosita Worl

Sealaska Heritage Institute, University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau, AK

TESTIMONY

Panel 4

Panel IV

Dr. Kalena Silva

Director, Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke ‘ elikolani College

University of Hawai'i at Hilo

Hilo, HI - Accompanied by: MS. KEIKI KAWAIAEA, Director, Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program, and Director, Hale Kuamoo Hawaiian Language Center, Ka Haka Ula O Keelikolani (Hawaiian College)

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