| Linguapax
North-America
Linguapax North America is
represented by the Endangered Language Fund, based in
New Haven, Connecticut, USA. ELF was founded ten years
ago with the goal of supporting endangered language preservation
and documentation projects. Our main mechanism for supporting
work on endangered languages has been funding grants
to individuals, tribes, and museums. ELF’s 97 grants
have promoted work in over 30 countries and have seen
a wide range of projects, from the development indigenous
radio programs in South Dakota, to recording of the last
living oral historian of the Shor language of western
Siberia, to the establishment of orthographies and literacy
materials to be used by endangered language teaching
programs all over the world.
Mission Statement:
The Endangered
Language Fund is devoted to:
- The scientific study of endangered
languages.
- The support of native efforts
in maintaining endangered languages.
- The dissemination, to both
native communities and the scholarly world, of the
fruits of these efforts.
Our programs
consists of:
- Grants to endangered language
groups and scholars.
- A large digital archive of
rare and valuable language material.
- An education and outreach
program for high schools and middle schools.
In February 2006,
Nick Emlen of ELF traveled to Barcelona to meet with the
members of the Linguapax Institute and to establish the
North American branch of the International Network. ELF
is proud to represent the Network as the North American
delegation, and we will collaborate with the other delegations
on projects involving endangered languages in North America
and around the world.
Endangered Language Fund
300 George St., Suite 900
New Haven, CT 06511 USA
(203) 865-6163 x265
http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org
north-america@linguapax.org
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