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| Title | Article: Classes Aim to Preserve Urban Indians' Heritage |
| Body | From http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_nm_indians_summer_school.html Classes aim to preserve urban Indians' heritage By HEATHER CLARK July 5, 2009 Brittany Arviso’s parents hope that a new Navajo language summer school offered by Albuquerque Public Schools this year will eventually help her learn more about her culture and language. Her 10-year-old brother, Lucas, is in the classes, and Brittany may be able to join next year if the program is expanded. The program aims to help Navajo and Isleta Pueblo children living in the Albuquerque area stay connected to their heritage and thereby motivate them to achieve more academically, said Daisy Thompson, director of the district's Indian Education Department. While tribes nationwide often offer summer native language programs, it's uncommon for them to be offered in public schools, said Inee Slaughter, executive director of the Santa Fe-based Indigenous Language Institute, which tries to help preserve native languages worldwide. Read the full article at http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_nm_indians_summer_school.html |
| Source | Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Inputdate | 2009-07-11 07:28:32 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2009-07-11 07:28:32 |
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| Publishdate | 2009-07-13 00:00:00 |
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