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Appendix G: Relevant Organizations

Associations and Professional Organizations

Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival
Darlene Franco, Language Program Director
Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival
P. O. Box 664
Visalia, CA 93279
(209) 627-1050 / Fax: (209) 627-1139

International Native Language Institute (INLI)
Patricia Locke, Co-chairperson of the Board
Box 44
Mobridge, SD 57601
plocke@usbnc.org
(605) 845-3484 / (605) 845- 7418

Intertribal Wordpath Society
Alice Anderton, Executive Director
Intertribal Wordpath Society
1506 Barkley Street
Norman, OK 73071
(405) 447-6103

Linguistic Society of America / Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation
Tony Woodbury, Chair (through 1998)
Committee on Endangered Languages and their Preservation
Linguistic Society of America
Department of Linguistics
Calhoun Hall 501
University of Texas
Austin, TX 78712
acw@mail.utexas.edu
(512) 471-1701/Fax: (512) 471-4340

Oklahoma Native Language Association
Greg Bigler, Founder
Oklahoma Native Language Association
P. O. Box 1927
Sapulpa, OK 74067
gdbigler@mail.gorilla.net
(918) 227-0659/Fax: (918) 227-0659

Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA)
Victor Golla, Secretary-Treasurer
SSILA
P. O. Box 555
Arcata, CA 95518
http://www.ssila.org
gollav@axe.humboldt.edu
(707) 826-4324/Fax: (707) 826-4418

 

Training and Technical Assistance

American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI)
Ms. Karen Francis-Begay, Program Coordinator
Department of Language, Reading & Culture
College of Education, Rm. 517
The University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210069
Tucson, AZ 85721-0069
Kfbegay@u.arizona.edu
(520) 621-1068/Fax: (520) 621-8174

Institute for the Preservation of the Original Languages of the Americas
Ms. Inée Yang Slaughter, Executive Director
IPOLA
560 Montezuma Avenue, Suite 201-A
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2590
http://www.collectorsguide.com/fa/fa059.shtml
ipola@roadrunner.com
(505) 820-0311/Fax: (505) 820-0316

Linguistic Institute for Native Americans, Inc. (LINA)
Christine Sims, Board Chairperson and Director of Training Institutes
LINA
2201 San Pedro N.E., Bldg. 4
Albuquerque, NM 87110
simsacoma@aol.com
(505) 880-8261/Fax: (505) 552-6112

 

University Centers and Clearinghouse Services

Alaska Native Language Center
Dr. Michael Krauss, Professor of Linguistics
Alaska Native Language Center
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Box 757680
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7680
fyanlp@aurora.alaska.edu
(907) 474-7874/Fax: (907) 474-6586

Center for Tribal Studies
Carol Young
Center for Tribal Studies
Northeastern State University
320 Academy Street
Tahlequah, OK 74464-2399
(918) 456-5511 ext. 4350/Fax: (198) 458-2073

ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics
Center for Applied Linguistics
1118 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1214
http://www.cal.org/resources/update.html
eric@cal.org
(800) 276-9834/(202) 429-9292/Fax: (202) /659-5641

Ethnologue
Larry Salge, Director of Academic Publications
Ethnologue
Summer Institute of Linguistics
7500 W. Camp Wisdom Road
Dallas, TX 75236
http://www.ethnologue.com/
academic_books@sil.org
(972) 708-7403/Fax: (972) 708-7387

Less Commonly Taught Languages Project
Louis Janus, Network Coordinator
Less Commonly Taught Languages Project
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
University of Minnesota
Appleby 333
128 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
http://carla.acad.umn.edu/LCTL/
LCTL@umn.edu
(612) 624-9016 / Fax: (612) 627-7514

National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE)
Mr. Joel Gomez, Director
National Clearinghouse for English language Acquisition
Center for Language and Education
The George Washington University
2011 Eye Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu
askncbe@ncela.gwu.edu
(800) 321-NCBE/(202) 467-0867/Fax: (202) 531-9347
(800) 321-6223 /Fax: (202) 467-4283

Native American Language Center
Martha J. Macri, Chair, Department of Native American Studies
Native American Language Center
Department of Native American Studies
One Shields Avenue
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616
http://cougar.ucdavis.edu/nas/nalc/
mjmacri@ucdavis.edu
(530) 752-7086/TDD: (530) 752-3237/Fax: (530) 752-7097


University of New Mexico
Garland D. Bills, Department Chair
Department of Linguistics
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1196
gbills@.unm.edu
(505) 277-7416/Fax (505) 277-6355

 

Policies and Standards

New York State Department of Education
Native American Education Unit
New York State Department of Education
Rm. 478, EBA.
Albany, NY 12234
http://www.nysed.gov/
Contact: Adrian Cooke
(518) 474-0537/Fax: (518) 486-2331

Audio-visual and Curriculum Materials

American Language Reprint Series
Evolution Publishing and Manufacturing
390 Pike Road Unit #3
Huntingdon Valley PA 19006
http://www.netaxs.com/~salvucci/ALR/ALRhome.html
EvolPub@aol.com
(215) 953-5899/Fax: (215) 357-4202

Audio-Forum
Audio-Forum
1 Orchard Park Road
Madison CT 06443
Toll-free phone 800-243-1234
Toll-free fax 888-453-4329
E-mail: info@audioforum.com
Web site: www.audioforum.com

Native American Materials Development Center (NAMDC)
Peggy Rafelito, Director
Ramah Navajo School Board
NAMDC
P. O. Box 10
Pine Hill, New Mexico 87357
(505) 775-3608/Fax: (505) 775-3240

Funding Sources

Administration for Native Americans
Gary Kimball, Director
Administration for Native Americans
Administration for Children and Families

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building Room 348-F
200 Independence Ave. SW
Washington DC 20201-0001
(202) 690-7776

Deborah Yatsko
Administration for Native Americans
200 Independent Avenue SW Room 348-F
Washington DC 20201
(202) 690-7843

Endangered Language Fund
Doug Whalen DhW, President
The Endangered Language Fund
Department of Linguistics
Yale University
New Haven, CT 06520 USA
http://www.ling.yale.edu/~elf/
elf@haskins.yale.edu
(203) 432-2450/Fax: (203) 432-4087

Lannan Foundation
Janet Voorhees, Director
Indigenous Communities Program
Lannan Foundation
313 Read Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(800) 499-2253/(505) 954-5051/Fax: (505) 986-3971

 

Outside the U.S.

Native Language Instructors' Program
Ms. Wanda White, Coordinator
Native Language Instructors' Program
Faculty of Education
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, ON
Canada P7B 5E1
wanda.white@lakeheadu.ca
(807) 343-8054/Fax: (807) 346-7746

Manitoba Association for Native Languages, Inc.
Native Language Development Centre
119 Sutherland Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2W 3C9
Canada
(204) 943-3707/Fax: (204) 947-6564

Aboriginal Language Services
Lesley Carberry
Aboriginal Language Services
Government of Yukon
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 2C6

Yukon Native Language Centre
Box 2799
Whitehorse Yukon
Y1A 5K4
Canada
jritter@yknet.yk.ca

Foundation for Endangered Languages
Dr. Nicholas Ostler, President
Foundation for Endangered Languages
Bristol University
Batheaston Villa
172 Bailbrook Lane
Bath BA1 7AA, England
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Philosophy/CTLL/FEL/
nostler@chibcha.demon.co.uk (N. Ostler)
Telephone: +44-1225-852865/Fax: +44-1225-859258

 
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