Native American Languages and Linguistics Program

FAIN: EP-10244-76

Arizona Board of Regents (Tucson, AZ 85721-0073)
Adrian Akmajian (Project Director: September 1976 to present)

To expand the current program in Native American Languages and linguistics, which concentrates on the study of indigenous languages of the Southwest. Five major projects will be undertaken: 1) to develop pedagogical materials for use in teaching Navajo and Hopi, 2) to provide funding for a group of specialists in Indian linguistics, 3) to recruit additional Native American students into the program, 4) to establish ties with groups interested in the program, and 5) to work toward the ultimate goal of establishing Native American language study as a central part of the humanities curriculum at the University of Arizona.