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6 August 13,1998 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Sahaptin language lessons- Sahaptin Language Lesson WANAQIT Monday TUNX TUNX TANANMI TTAWAXT STAGES OF A PERSONS LIFE n V (ft Lo!il 'llii fmmikiu'mmmm Tanan Miyalas Miyanash Aswal T'iic Aswan Pt'iic Inau Inau Wapsmi Winsh Ayat Xwsaat imama person new born baby child little boy(addressing him) little girl(addressing her) boy girl youth(teenage male and female) young unmarried man young unmarried woman (maiden) man woman old man old woman 0 WIWANICHT TANANMI WIYAXAIXT NAPTtK'WI Tuesday chainach amtanat chainatshisha amaniawasha am asham ashamiin amiin taxnu taxnu ishat pamalii palaxsiks pnuk groom bride married (man getting) married (woman getting) husband wife man and his wife woman and her husband relatives, family one side of family fathers side or mothers side legally married widow - widower husbands brother or wifes sister. ANCH WIYAXAITPAMA SNWIT MORE ON MARRIAGE LANGUAGE MTAALKWI Wednesday Papawiyaapsha anakwt twalxa papanak'ninsha amtash winsh wutash ashamtas aiyat wutash separated divorced enemy, opponent running around with a loose woman or man (while married) ex-husband ex-husband ex-wife ex-wife TANANMAMI TUNX TUNX KUTKUT PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT JOBS PINAPLKWI Thursday r.-T'.i irA i If 1 snwita announcer, main speaker nch'iyata chief miyuux chief nch'l tanan important person np'iwita fisherman wsallilta hunter waptaita hunter tkwainpfa hunter sapsikw'ta teacher ataimala sales clerk walaq'ikta police officer wiyatimata secretary INSECTS, SPIDERS, AND WORMS PAXALKWI Friday kliwisa ant Gjr1" atniwa bee, wasp, yellowjacket E3 atniwait bee sting tiish black beetle xaukal beetle variety, large, pine beetle lawashmuk bumblebee walakwalk butterfly EVERTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LAN GUAGE PROGRAM BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK...0R CULTURE HERITAGELANGUAGE PROGRAM SECOND QUARTER REPORT - APRIL-JUNE 1 998 June 22, 1998 Accomplishments; Culture and Heritage with Pacific Northwest Prevention Coalition sponsored the following workshops: Diversity Train ing Series - 25 attendees, Chatcolab -1 3 attendees Ancient Tool Technologies-1 1 attendees. One Back-To-The-Boards session was held in coordina tion with the Health and Wellness team from the clinic. 2 in attendance. Continue to meet with University of Oregon people in assisting with the plans for their Northwest Language Insti tute to be held this summer at University of Oregon. Program will be sending possibly two participants. Met with Eastern Washington State University, Pull man, WA, in regards to Native American Languages and how they could better assist Tribes to revitalization of their lan guages. Language staff (3) attended the conference for American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Getting information on the new education standards that will pertain to Language teaching in the schools at a national level. Took thirteen participants to Louisville.KY, for the Stabilizing Indigenous Conference, through Charter School moneys. Three were sixteen and seventeen, one elder trav eled and the rest were staff from the program. Sahaptin teachers (3) presented a class "Teaching Language through Song and Dance" at the Oregon Indian Education Association - Youth Conference at Lincoln City. Myra and Alice attended a follow-up meeting with Western Washington University - Dr. Demmert at Bellingham WA to review the reports that will be going into the case study on "Languages in Public Schools". One staff person attended the Keepers of the Trea sures conference in Santa Fe, NM, called "Native Languages, Repatriating the Spirit of Nations". Sponsored by Charter School moneys. Summer Youth Workers language classes began with 44 for Sahaptin, 47 for Wasco, 8 for Paiute. Not all youth workers have begun as of today. Classrooms have been set up for each language group, that contains specific words and alphabets, within the Educa tion Center and at the Trailer Plans for July-Sept 7 1 998 Quarter; Culture Heritage with Pacific Northwest Prevention Coalition moneys, and Extension will host the Culture Camp at Camp Sherman. ;?:,:?. ?.'-iv.u .". ; ' Charter school to sponsor two participants in a four , week session with the ' University of Oregon Summer Language Institute for training on linguistics and Curriculum Development. Four staff will be sponsored by Charter School moneys to attend a hands on workshop in Hawaii on Language Immer sion for three weeks, one representative from each of the Tribal Languages will be going. Continue to work on curriculum for Kindergarten - First graders for the 98-99 school year. Arrange meeting with Dawn Smith, WSE for planning in regards to languages in the public school. Host a Language Conference for Warm Springs Resi dents and otherinterested parties. Begin language classes for the First Graders along with the Kindergarten classes. Staff to continue to work with KaAri from Oregon State University to develop plans from an advisory capacity, in regards to their education and professional development. Numbers Served: Youth Workers: 44 Sahaptin, 46 - Wasco, 8 Paiute; Home base classes: 2 - Paiute, 1 7 Wasco; Community Classes: 2 - Sahaptin Other workshops: 22 Diversity Training, 1 1 Ancient Tool Technologies KWSOSpilyay: All listeners and Subscribers Positive Trends: Young people understanding the threat of language loss and their desire to learn their language of choice. Other language groups looking for additional advice on our language program. Continued interest in language words and phrases frorr within and outside the Warm Springs area. Staff continuing their schooling to get degrees toward teacher certification. Negative Trends: Still no involvement or interest by parents, role models, employees, management, and others for learning the language of choice to support what the children are learning. Language Teacher development very limited due to the moneys not being available to bring in new and more people for the languages. Lack of language resource people to fill in as substi tutes for Warm Springs languages Tribal Budget: overspent for the six month period Charter School Budget: On track with the spending. Still need to plan for the following: New computers for WSE, Warm Springs Language conference, Heritage language conference, Immersion in Hawaii (other half of expenses) Additional Information: Application for an apprenticeship for languages denied due to budget constraints with the Work Experience Depart ment. Wilson still on leave until end of June. i i