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Welcome to the Northwest Indian Language Institute

The Northwest Indian Language Institute (NILI) provides Native language teachers and community members with training in language teaching, materials and curriculum development, benchmarks creation, and linguistics. With tribal partners, NILI supports and strengthens language preservation efforts by establishing collaborative, on-going projects which meet the specific needs and desires of each language community.

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Upcoming Events

19th Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium:
May 17-19, 2012

CoLang/InField 2012: June 18-29, 2012 & July 2-27, 2012

NILI Summer Institute 2012: July 9-27, 2012

Lushootseed Immersion Week: August 8-15, 2012