INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE INSTITUTE SYMPOSIUM
Take Initiative and Create Language Opportunities
October 20-21, 2014
Isleta Resort & Casino
11000 Broadway SE
(Pueblo of Isleta) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Presenters will share experiences about
their individual, community, and national
initiatives that are helping create new
speakers of our heritage languages.
Our Generous Sponsors
Lannan Foundation
Pueblo of Isleta
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
1501 CERRILLOS ROAD, U-BLDG.
SANTA FE, NM 87505
(505) 820-0311
(505) 820-0316 fax
www.ilinative.org
laura.benavidez@ilinative.org
ili@ilinative.org
Register online today at:
http://www.ilinative.org/iliss/OnlineRegistration2014.html
PRESENTERS
This two-day symposium will feature various presenters who have taken charge of learning or sharing their heritage
languages without being prompted by others. In other words, their motivation drives them to start and sustain effective
ways of learning, ranging from individual initiatives to nationwide programs. What do these language activities look like?
The presentations will be organized into 60-minute segments. There will be no concurrent sessions, allowing attendees
to participate in all sessions. There will be networking sessions with the presenters and with each other in the
afternoons.
Topics for ILIS 2014:
We will continue to update this list as the presenters send us their titles of the presentations.
1. Sylvia McAdam (Saysewahum), Nehiyaw (Cree) Nation
Keynote Address
BIO: Sylvia McAdam is one of the founders of Idle No More movement which has gained world-wide recognition as "a
peaceful revolution to honour indigenous sovereignty, and to protect the land and water." She has her Juris Doctorate
and a bachelor’s degree in Human Justice and is currently employed at University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Sylvia is
recipient of the Carol Geller Human Rights Award, Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers Award, Activist of the Year
Award and Social Justice Award. She is the author of a book called “Cultural Teachings: First Nations Protocols and
Methodologies”. Sylvia is considered an Indigenous knowledge keeper who is fluent in her people’s language; she
states: “There are three core elements to nationhood: Land, Language and Culture.”
2. Missy Whiteman (Arapaho), Filmmaker/Director, Independent Indigenous Film & Media.
“Incorporating Native Languages in My Films that Address Youth Issues”
3. Natasha Stevens (Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin)
“I Will Learn to Speak Oneida: Carrying Forth Maria Hinton’s Legacy”
4. Paul Lujan (Pueblo of Isleta), Director, Tiwa Language Program.
“Pueblo of Isleta Language Program Overview”
5. Finlay Macleoid, Founder of Moray Language Centre, Gaelic Immersion School in Glasgow, Scotland.
“It Starts with Adults, Not Children”
6. Alasdair MacMhaoirn, Lecturer at Scotland’s Gaelic Language College, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
“Learning through Engaging Activities: Communication Skills Relevant to Learners”
7. (topic and presenter to be determined)
Symposium Registration Form
5th Annual Indigenous Language Institute Symposium
Take Initiative and Create Language Opportunities
October 20-21,2014
Isleta Resort & Casino
11000 Broadway SE
(Pueblo of Isleta) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Register online today at:
http://www.ilinative.org/iliss/OnlineRegistration2014.html
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Early Bird (August 1 thru September 9, 2014) $225
Regular Registration (September 10 thru September 30, 2014) $250
Late Registration (October 1 thru October 17, 2014)
$275
College Student Registration (must provide school I.D.) $175
Elder Registration (65+) $175
On-Site Registration $275
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CONFERENCE HOTEL
The symposium will be held at the Isleta Resort and Casino which is located at 11000 Broadway SE, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87105, (505) 724-3800 or 1 (877) 475-3827, www.isleta.com. Room rate is $83.00 per night (plus tax). When you
book your room, mention the “Indigenous Language Institute” or “ILI1014” code. Reservations must be made by
October 1, 2014 in order to guarantee rate.
The hotel has a shuttle to and from the airport for registered guests. For shuttle, call Guest Services at (505) 724-3800, 24
to 48 hours prior to pickup time.
OTHER SHUTTLE / GROUND TRANSPORTATION
Sunport Shuttle (505) 883-4966 or www.sunportshuttle.com
Albuquerque Cab Company (505) 883-4888
Yellow Cab Company (505) 247-8888