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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1991
Testimony concerning Senate Bill 1595 includes statements submitted by Senator Daniel Inouye, from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, and S. Timothy Wapato, Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans, Department of Health and Human Services. The bill in question aims to preserve and enhance the ability of Alaska Natives to speak and…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Diachronic Linguistics, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
Kalmar, Tomas Mario – 1990
Testimony offered to the United States Department of Education focuses on the need to legitimize the value of adult biliteracy, particularly among the Hispanic population. Using the demography of Lawrence, Massachusetts as an example, it is suggested that English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction alone will not lower the language barrier…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Needs, English (Second Language), Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1992
In June 1992, a Senate hearing received testimony on the need for federal aid for maintenance of Native American languages. Such aid would fund community language facilities and programs, training of Native speakers as teachers, development of instructional materials, and compilation of oral materials. A speaker from the Administration for Native…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages
