Sustaining and Revitalizing Native American Languages

While Congress has funded resource centers and programs to improve the nation’s capacity to teach and learn world languages, such initiatives have often failed to include and address the specific status and needs of indigenous, Native American languages. Panelists will consider promises and progress made to Native American language communities, gaps remaining, and partnerships and pathways forward to fulfill pledges to strengthen indigenous language preservation and revitalization efforts.

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MEET THE PANELISTS

LESLIE HARPER, Moderator 

President, National Coalition of Native American Language Schools & Programs 

Leslie Harper, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. Born and raised in Cass Lake, MN, Leslie has been a language advocate and public policy researcher for 20+ years. Leslie is co-founder of an Ojibwe language immersion school and helped with teaching, curriculum development, professional development, and fundraising for ten years at the school.