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Linguistic
Institute for Native Americans, Inc. (LINA)
Languages:
Primarily
Native languages in New Mexico
Program
Base: College of Santa Fe's Albuquerque Campus and on-site in
Native language communities.
Goals:
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To assist local Native communities with community language planning
efforts.
- To
assist with on-site training for Native language speakers about
language teaching and learning.
- To
provide advocacy and information sharing among New Mexico's Native
language communities.
Brief
Description:
The Linguistic Institute for Native Americans, Inc. conducts training
to help New Mexico pueblos and tribes with language teaching. LINA
believes that continued maintenance of Native languages is best
accomplished when a community becomes involved in the teaching of
its indigenous language. LINA holds forums at the College of Santa
Fe in Albuquerque, where it has an office. Having shifted its focus
from school-based programs to community-directed efforts, LINA also
assists on-site with community language survey design, community
language planning, and training Native speakers in methods of heritage
language teaching. Trainees range in age from young adults to elders
60 years of age or older.
LINA
is also an advocacy group regarding Native language issues with
the New Mexico State Department of Education and the New Mexico
Association for Bilingual Education.
Materials:
Depends on the particular Native language community. Materials are
to be published or publicly disseminated at each language community's
discretion.
Support:
Limited support is provided by the New Mexico Office of Indian
Affairs and from several private foundations. LINA also has benefited
from collaborations with the Bilingual Education Unit in the State
Department of Education and with the linguistics and bilingual education
departments at various NM universities.
Contact
Information:
Christine Sims, Board Chairperson and Director of Training Institutes
LINA
2201 San Pedro N.E., Bldg. 4
Albuquerque, NM 87110
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