Advocation

Below you will find links to organizations that support the native languages across our country and the world. 

From their site:

"The Annual Indigenous Teacher Education Conference (AIITEC). This conference is for preschool, K–12, Tribal, college, and university educators, as well as concerned community members, includes panels, workshops, and papers to share ideas for improving the lives and education of American Indian children, especially in regard to the revitalization of their Indigenous languages and cultures."


The Language Conservancy webpage provides many resources including a timeline on the 'health' of indigenous languages.

From their site:

"Thunder Valley is excited to announce the 2nd Annual Lakota Media Summit. After a successful inaugural summit in 2022, we hope to continue the momentum towards positively shifting the narrative around our communities centering Indigenous representation and amplifying Indigenous storytelling."

From their site:

"The American Indian Language Development Institute's (AILDI) mission is to provide critical training to strengthen efforts to revitalize and promote the use of Indigenous languages across generations.  This is accomplished by engaging educators, schools, Indigenous communities and policy makers nationally and internationally through outreach, transformative teaching, purposeful research and collaborative partnerships."