A five-year partnership project with the Pechanga
Band of Luiseño Indians to revitalize the Luiseño
language, this project, initiated in 2002, has successfully
begun to teach children their severely endangered ancestral
language, something that has not occurred for two generations.
This program, featured in the national media and profiled
at the National Congress of American Indians, provides
a strong model for language revitalization work. A
systematic retreat in June 2003 examined the partnership
carefully, strengthening trust, accountability, and
communication. Learn more about the project.
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