#NativeAmericaCalling: Language teachers celebrate success on #IndigenousPeoplesDay

Monday, October 13, 2025

"After an intensive two-year adult immersion program, the number of fluent #SpokaneSalish language speakers nearly doubled.

"The success represents the work of the #SpokaneLanguageHouse, a non-profit that is funded and supported by the #Spokane Tribe in #WashingtonState. Now, some of the immersion program graduates will be hired on as full-time language teaching staff as the tribe expands its language revitalization efforts.

"Meanwhile, the #YuchiTribe in #Oklahoma has established the #YuchiLanguageProject. As part of the work, the tribe developed a unique partnership with an #AustralianAboriginal nation to exchange ideas for revitalizing both of their endangered languages.

"Tune into Native America Calling to hear about these two recent Native language success stories.

"Also, hear about a five-part talk show, ' #RematriatedVoices', centered on #Haudenosaunee culture and principles. The first episode airs on Indigenous Peoples Day on New York #PBS affiliate #WCNY.

"Guests on Native America Calling
#SulustuBarryMoses (Spokane Tribe of Indians), program manager for adult fluency training and executive director of the Spokane Language House

" #RichardGrounds (Yuchi and #Seminole), executive director of the Yuchi Language Project

" #MichelleSchenandoah ( #Oneida), founder and executive lead of Rematriation"

Listen: https://indianz.com/News/2025/10/13/native-america-calling-language-teachers-celebrate-success-on-indigenous-peoples-day/

#IndigenousPeoples #LanguageExchange #LanguagePreservation #CulturalPreservation

#NativeAmericaCalling: Language teachers celebrate success on #IndigenousPeoplesDay

Monday, October 13, 2025

"After an intensive two-year adult immersion program, the number of fluent #SpokaneSalish language speakers nearly doubled.

"The success represents the work of the #SpokaneLanguageHouse, a non-profit that is funded and supported by the #Spokane Tribe in #WashingtonState. Now, some of the immersion program graduates will be hired on as full-time language teaching staff as the tribe expands its language revitalization efforts.

"Meanwhile, the #YuchiTribe in #Oklahoma has established the #YuchiLanguageProject. As part of the work, the tribe developed a unique partnership with an #AustralianAboriginal nation to exchange ideas for revitalizing both of their endangered languages.

"Tune into Native America Calling to hear about these two recent Native language success stories.

"Also, hear about a five-part talk show, ' #RematriatedVoices', centered on #Haudenosaunee culture and principles. The first episode airs on Indigenous Peoples Day on New York #PBS affiliate #WCNY.

"Guests on Native America Calling
#SulustuBarryMoses (Spokane Tribe of Indians), program manager for adult fluency training and executive director of the Spokane Language House

" #RichardGrounds (Yuchi and #Seminole), executive director of the Yuchi Language Project

" #MichelleSchenandoah ( #Oneida), founder and executive lead of Rematriation"

Listen: https://indianz.com/News/2025/10/13/native-america-calling-language-teachers-celebrate-success-on-indigenous-peoples-day/

#IndigenousPeoples #LanguageExchange #LanguagePreservation #CulturalPreservation

Thirty Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned over the next few months, with proceeds going to small and rural public stations across the United States that have had their funding cut off. Congress has eliminated $1.1 billion allocated to public broadcasting, leading to many stations making programming cuts and laying off staff. Most of the paintings of mountain vistas and lake scenes were created on air, in under 30 minutes. Ross "dedicated his life to making art accessible to everyone,” said Joan Kowalski, president of Bob Ross Inc. “This auction ensures his legacy continues to support the very medium that brought his joy and creativity into American homes for decades.” Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

https://flip.it/QcWnYD

#BobRoss #Art #Auction #USPolitics #PublicRadio #PublicTelevision #TrumpAdministration #NPR #PBS

Thirty Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned over the next few months, with proceeds going to small and rural public stations across the United States that have had their funding cut off. Congress has eliminated $1.1 billion allocated to public broadcasting, leading to many stations making programming cuts and laying off staff. Most of the paintings of mountain vistas and lake scenes were created on air, in under 30 minutes. Ross "dedicated his life to making art accessible to everyone,” said Joan Kowalski, president of Bob Ross Inc. “This auction ensures his legacy continues to support the very medium that brought his joy and creativity into American homes for decades.” Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

https://flip.it/QcWnYD

#BobRoss #Art #Auction #USPolitics #PublicRadio #PublicTelevision #TrumpAdministration #NPR #PBS