Sealaska Heritage Institute\u2019s work on the Tlingit language was chosen by a federal humanities agency as one of 50 projects in the country that has enriched and shaped American lives during the last half century.<\/p>\n
The National Endowment for the Humanities singled out SHI\u2019s efforts to document and revitalize the Tlingit language as part of its 50-year anniversary celebration and is featuring 50 projects on its \u201cCelebrating 50 Years\u201d website that represent the best of the work the agency has funded.<\/p>\n
SHI President Rosita Worl called the announcement humbling and rewarding in an SHI release.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s quite an honor to be included among some of the top notch work featured by the NEH,\u201d said Worl. \u201cAnd it is gratifying for our institute to be recognized for work deemed to have enriched the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
The top 50 projects span a wide range of subject matter, such as the Civil War, King Tut, Verdi, Mark Twain and the Dead Sea Scrolls. SHI\u2019s project is titled \u201cSaving an Endangered Language\u201d and the site includes a summary of the institute\u2019s work, which began in the 1980s when the nonprofit was founded. The NEH has been a key grantor on some of SHI\u2019s language projects.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to the concerted efforts of SHI scholars, Tlingit speakers, and others, the language is being revived,\u201d the summary reads. \u201cLinguists and anthropologists from all over the world have come to Alaska to learn from the work being done on Tlingit. The project has become\u2026the role model of language restoration success.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sealaska Heritage Institute is a private, nonprofit founded in 1980 to promote cultural diversity and cross-cultural understanding. The institute is governed by a Board of Trustees and guided by a Council of Traditional Scholars. Its mission is to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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