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From http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~survey/aicls-breath-of-life/

The Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival and the University of California, Berkeley, will host the 2018 Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous California Languages June 3-9 at Berkeley. 

Breath of Life is a response to California Indian communities and families who want to revive and strengthen their languages, particularly those for which there are no living first language speakers. By working with the linguistic field notes and other documents and recordings, participants in the workshop can learn how to understand and use these materials for the purposes of language revitalization.

University of California, Berkeley has three major archives which, collectively, house the largest collection of unpublished material on California Indian languages. 

The Breath of Life Institute invites California Indians to apply. As community researchers, you will find archival materials on your languages, and learn how to use them for increasing your knowledge of your language and for purposes of language revitalization in your community. You will also be able to network with like-minded people who are trying to save their languages.

Linguistics professors, researchers, and graduate students are invited to apply to be linguistic partners for the community researchers. You will help them find materials in the campus archives and assist them in developing the linguistic knowledge they need to make best use of them. 

Applications are due by March 31.

For full details and to apply, go to http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~survey/aicls-breath-of-life/