[Englecturers] FW: Keepers of the Language Conference

[Susan Brown]

UC Riverside Hosts "Keepers of the Language" Conference Saturday, Nov. 4

Conference will explore how universities and native peoples are working with

native languages
(October 20, 2006)

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) - UC Riverside will host "The Keepers of the

Language Conference" Saturday, Nov. 4, to explore the benefits and
challenges 
of public university partnerships with indigenous nations in preserving
native 
languages. 

Panelists at the conference, which lasts from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in room 1500 
Humanities and Social Sciences, will discuss how to develop and maintain 
language programs in Native American communities and the resources 
universities can offer these efforts. 

The conference is a joint effort of the Department of Ethnic Studies at UC 
Riverside and Native American Studies at UC Davis. 
"We will talk about both the theoretical and practical concerns of language 
recovery," said Victoria Bomberry, assistant professor of ethnic studies at
UCR 
and one of the conference organizers. 

The conference is free, and free parking permits are available at the
parking 
kiosk on campus. Continuing education credit is available through UC
Riverside 
Extension. 

Speakers will include scholars, writers, cultural leaders and others. There
will be 
performances by "Bird Singers" and music by UCR's Mayupatapi ensemble. 

Conference co-sponsors include the University of California Humanities 
Research Institute, UCR Center for Ideas and Society, Native American
Student 
Programs, UCR Extension, the UCR Department of Anthropology, UCR 
Department of Creative Writing and UCR Department of Women's Studies.
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