AIHEC is pleased to offer our 2025 TCU Native Language Summit on March 9-10 at the Alex Johnson Hotel in Rapid City, SD. Travel days are March 8, 2025 and March 10 (late afternoon OR March 11) unless you are attending the AIHEC Student Conference. An AIHEC room block is available at the Alex Johnson ($104.00 per night + taxes and fee). Reservations must be made no later than February 21, 2025 to receive the group rate. Please see details information provided below.

This Native Language Summit will be held in person only.

 

TCU LANGUAGE SUMMIT AGENDA

Sunday, March 9th
7:30 AM – 8:30 AMBreakfast
8:30 AM – 9:00 AMWelcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Keep it Simple: Everyday Language Learning

  • Raul Aguilar Jr., Executive Director at Indigenous Language Institute
10:00 AM – 10:15 AMBREAK
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Panel: Role of TCUs in Native Language Work

  • Dr. Franklin Sage, Asst. Professor Diné Culture, Language & Leadership at Navajo Technical University
  • Dr. Sean Chandler, President, Aaniiih Nakoda College
  • Dr. Monte Randall, President, College of Muscogee Nation
  • Moderator: Bradley Shreve, Editor for the Tribal College Journal

Break for Lunch

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Technology and Partnership for Language Revitalization: Creating an Online Language Course with 7000 Languages

  • Lisa Casarez, Executive Director at Hiráaca Maa Aru Cáawi
2:00 PM – 2:45PM

Updates from AIHEC Language Initiative

  • Mary Johnson, Director for Native Languages Programs, AIHEC
  • Shelly Knight, CyberInfrastructure Facilitator, AIHEC
  • Amy Fountain, PhD, Linguistics Dept. at University of Arizona; Linguistic Consultant for AIHEC Native Language Initiative
2:45 PM – 3:00 PMBREAK
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

Incorporating Diné Bizaad into a Dataset for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • Cajaun Cleveland, student at Navajo Technical University
  • Jennifer Morgan, student at Navajo Technical University
  • Jacob Largo, student at Navajo Technical University
Monday, March 10th
8:00 AM – 9:00 AMBreakfast
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Documenting Diné and Lakota Ways of Communicating through Community-Driven, Collaborative Tribal Organization—University Partnerships

  • Richard Henne-Ochoa, PhD, Director for Indian University’s Institute for Indigenous Knowledge
  • Emmy Her Many Horses-Michaud, Director of Lakota Language & Education at Thunder Valley CDC
10:00 AM – 10:15 AMBREAK
10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Normalizing Indigenous Language Use: Standards-Based Programming & Instruction

  • Jessi Falcon, Education Coordinator for Hoocąk Waazijja Haci Language Division

Break for Lunch

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Foundational Skills for Langauge Documentation: an Overview

  • Amy Fountain, PhD. Associate Professor of Practice in Dept. of Linguistics at University of Arizona
2:30 PM – 2:45PMClosing Comments

EXPLORE PAST EVENTS

To find information on previous TCU Native Language Summits please click the link below. Additionally, recordings of the Professional Development Workshops will be posted here when they are completed.

EXPLORE

EXPLORE PAST EVENTS

To find information on previous TCU Native Language Summits please click the link below. Additionally, recordings of the Professional Development Workshops will be posted here when they are completed.
EXPLORE
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