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This talk will outline major aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI), address systemic barriers to Indigenous-led AI, and attempt to reach beyond the hype of AI to discuss its practical applications for community-led language revitalization. Indigenous languages and the traditional knowledge encoded within are a valuable resource, especially to academia and big tech mining the internet to train generative AI.
Mahchiminahtik Chippewa and Cree Language Revitalization is a non-profit on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation dedicated to revitalizing the Chippewa and Cree languages through programs, projects and activities mostly focused on teaching adults. When MCCLR began their language revitalization work, their goal was to teach adults the language in hopes that they would someday go and teach others. What MCCLR did not expect or anticipate was how healing the language would be.
This workshop is aimed at beginning grant writers and language teachers. It covers basic grant structure and explores ideas for fundable projects with Indigenous languages. Participants will leave the workshop with a draft of a grant potentially for submission to the Endangered Language Fund.
This workshop will demonstrate a science class where grade school students study their landscape, culture, and language. The sample curriculum aims to meet the Next Generation Science Standards. The workshop will break down the standards, applying them to a sample science class lesson, and explain the terminology. It will also show how to incorporate language and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK).