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Since the founding of the first tribal colleges over 50 years ago, language revitalization has been an integral part of every tribal college or university's mission. This new edited volume compiles an array of articles, essays, reports, and speeches that showcase the great efforts being made to preserve, protect, and revitalize Indigenous languages at tribal colleges across the United States. The first book of its kind, Language Revitalization at Tribal Colleges and Universities offers a chronological overview of preservation and revitalization efforts, revealing how programming and thinking have evolved over the past 25 years.

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Our Native languages tell the story of who we are as Indigenous peoples. Our languages express our relationships and our understanding of creation. The vision of the founders of the tribal college movement was restoration of our languages so we could be more fully who we are as tribal people. This collection of essays and research articles, Language Revitalization at Tribal Colleges and Universities, celebrates that vision and honors the diligent and intentional work of tribal educators to make that vision come to life. It is a collection of our stories and a wonderful reminder of our success. --Cheryl Crazy Bull (Sicangu Lakota) is the president and CEO of the American Indian College Fund. For fifty years tribal colleges have been in the forefront of improving living conditions on Indian nations. The new e-book Language Revitalization at Tribal Colleges and Universities published by Tribal College Journal examines the leading role tribal colleges are taking in tribal language revitalization efforts that build stronger tribal communities. It includes the voices of tribal college leaders active in language revitalization efforts and profiles language programs for younger learners and tribal college students. As Tom Raymond, Oglala Lakota College's dean of education, writes, You don't just learn a language, you learn a way of living. Janine Pease, a former president of Little Big Horn College, notes, As students study their Native language and culture, they develop stronger identities and knowledge of their individual roles in their culture and family. Tribal College Journal's new book documents how through classes, immersion schools and camps, tribal colleges are working to strengthen the fabric of tribal communities by restoring traditional values embedded in their Native languages, such as respect, generosity, and humility. Tribal College Journal is to be commended for sharing in this new book the efforts of leading tribal educators who are working to improve the life of their people. --Jon Reyhner, professor of education, coordinator of the Bilingual Multicultural Education Program at Northern Arizona University, and author of Education and Language Restoration; Language & Literacy Teaching for Indigenous Education: A Bilingual Approach; and American Indian Education: A History

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Bradley Shreve, PhD, taught history and served as the chair of social and behavioral sciences at Diné College, America's first tribal college. Currently, he serves as the managing editor of Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education, the quarterly publication of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. Richard Littlebear, EdD (Northern Cheyenne), is the president of Chief Dull Knife College, the tribal college of the Northern Cheyenne in Montana.

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