Award detail

THE RENO-SPARKS INDIAN COLONY PROPOSED LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM TITLED, THE COMMUNITY DUAL LANGUAGE 50:50 IMMERSION PROGRAMMING WILL BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN ALL AGE GROUPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BY CREATING A COHESIVE MODEL TO REVITALIZE LANGUAGE AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE. THIS ALL-INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY APPROACH WOULD ALLOW INTENSIVE PAIUTE, SHOSHONE, AND WASHOE LANGUAGE AND TRADITIONAL INSTRUCTION USING A 50:50 IMMERSION MODEL FOR AGES BIRTH TO 65 AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY WILL ALLOW 3-YEAR FUNDING TOTALING 900,000 ALLOWING 300,000 PER YEAR TO STRUCTURE AND IMPLEMENT NEW IMMERSIVE LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND ART PROGRAM FOR 1,319 RSIC COMMUNITY MEMBERS. NEW PROGRAMMING WOULD INCLUDE THREE NEW POSITIONS INCLUDING TWO FULL-TIME POSITIONS AND ONE PART-TIME POSITION. THESE THREE POSITIONS WOULD INCLUDE A LIVING LANGUAGE SPECIALIST TEACHER, LANGUAGE ASSISTANT, AND A PART-TIME LANGUAGE ASSISTANT. THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR THE NEW HIRING WILL TEACH THE IMMERSION LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL CURRICULUM WITHIN THE HEAD START, CHILDCARE, YOUTH, ADULT, ELDER AND FAMILY PROGRAMS LOCATED WITHIN RENO AND HUNGRY VALLEY. THIS ALL-INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM THAT INCLUDES ALL ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE, COOKING, ARTS, HERBS, HEALING PRACTICES, AND OTHER TRADITIONS. PROGRAMMING WOULD INCLUDE IMMERSION WITH THE WHOLE COMMUNITY THROUGH PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, PRESENTATIONS, TRADITIONAL GAMES, LANGUAGE, FOOD, AND ART, ETC. THE CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THE TEACHING INTO THEIR DAILY ROUTINE TO GAIN SELF-RECOGNITION OF THEIR INHERENT TRIBAL IDENTITY TO PROMOTE BALANCED SELF-IDENTITY AND EFFICACY.

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