Are you part of an Indigenous community using archival materials to revitalize your language and culture? National Breath of Life is offering paid apprenticeship opportunities to build and manage digital archives that support your community’s revitalization efforts. Selected apprentices receive hands-on training and financial support to learn the Indigenous Languages Digital Archive (ILDA)—a tribally owned…
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Two Years Later: Outcomes of the National BoL Apprenticeship Program
The National Breath of Life Apprenticeship Program was launched in 2022 to empower Indigenous communities to preserve and strengthen their unique language efforts. Through mentorship from their community language leaders and National Breath of Life (BoL) staff, apprentices began the process of building a digital language archive, creating usable language data, and learning about the…
Meet the Apprentices: Citlali Arvizu
Meet Citlali Arvizu Citlali Arvizu was born and raised in Hotuuknga, in Orange County, California, within the Tongva Nation homelands. Citlali, a member of the Tongva Nation, didn’t grow up speaking the Tongva language but has always wanted to learn more and invest her time in the interest. She says her passion for the language…
Meet the Apprentices: Chloe Knope
Meet Chloe Knope Chloe Knope, a National Breath of Life apprentice for the Menominee language team, found a passion for the Menominee language a few years ago when she began participating in community language classes and programming. While studying Menominee as a hobby, she found herself in a supportive group of language learners within the…
Myaamia Center and Miami University’s IT Services Receive 2023 CIO 100 Award for Contributions to National Breath of Life Technology
Myaamia Center and Miami University’s IT Services Receive 2023 CIO 100 Award for Contributions to National Breath of Life Technology We’re pleased to share that the Myaamia Center, the institutional home of National Breath of Life, with support from Miami University’s IT Services, has received a national CIO 100 Award for its innovative use of…
Introducing the National Breath of Life Apprenticeship Program
Introducing the National Breath of Life Apprenticeship Program In March 2022, National Breath of Life was pleased to launch the National Breath of Life Apprenticeship program with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. As community-directed language revitalization activities continue to grow and expand, it’s clear more resources,…
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