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ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL

Grant Year

2025-26

Grant Program

General Operating Support

Award Amount

$12,600.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL will invest in our general operations and our team. It will allow us to continue our purpose of supporting language and cultures throughout the State and facilitate intergenerational transmission of invaluable cultural knowledge to sustain these traditions for future generations. Our vision of success for communities is their languages are spoken in all community spaces. This funding will support our goals to help communities create new speakers of their Indigenous languages.

Organization Summary

The Advocates provide several programs. 1) The Master Apprentice Language Learning Program pairs a fluent speaker with an apprentice who is committed to learning the language and cultural teachings; they work together for 300 hours a year for up to three years. 2) Language is Life Gathering: we host this gathering in odd years to bring together 200-300 California Indians for a weekend of sharing successes, challenges and new strategies. The next one is in October 22019. 3) In even years, we host the Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous California Languages, pairing linguists with California Indian community researchers whose languages have no fluent speakers, for a week-long workshop at UC Berkeley to explore the language archives and develop a project. In between Institutes, we host extended services for Breath of Life former attendees to support them in their language reclamation efforts. 4) Seeds of Language mini-grant provides up to $500 in support for resources such as equipment and workshops. 5) The Family Language Program focuses on families working in their heritage language with Advocates’ mentorship and funding. 6) Young Leadership Development Conference, a program started in 2021 to support the empowerment of the next generation of young language leaders.

Organization

Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival

Address

1713 E Los Altos Ave

Fresno

93710-4348

County

Fresno

Region

Central Valley

Phone

(559) 779-4681

State Assembly District

District 42

State Senate District

District 24

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