Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h07KTdP00102; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 15:29:39 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 15:29:39 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <5.0.0.25.0.20030107123323.009da3d0@mail.aracnet.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Sylvan Rainwater <sylvan@cccchs.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8430] Re: grant money X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0 Status: O Content-Length: 696 Lines: 16 At 10:10 AM 01/06/2003 -0500, mev@litwomen.org wrote: >I got this from the Chronicle of Higher Education... >and for my 2 cents -- Conversely, I wonder if ever a grant would be >available for First Nations people to learn the use of their own >languages -- many of which are becoming extinct as elders pass on! Given the trend dissing bilingual education, I would be surprised. There are a few scattered efforts out there, but not enough. Native Language Literacy programs would be really helpful, but are generally unavailable. -------------------------------------------------------------- Sylvan Rainwater . sylvan@cccchs.org Clackamas County Children's Commission Oregon City, OR USA
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