From http://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local_news/immersed-in-the-umatilla/article_1c6f9dd0-2b1e-11e3-98da-001a4bcf887a.html
Immersed in the Umatilla
By NATALIE WHEELER
October 1, 2013
Four hours every weekday morning, 10 toddlers at Tamalúut Immersion School dive into the Umatilla language.
Tamalúut means just that — to immerse in water. Some of the three- to five-year olds cling to the edge, talking back to the language teachers in English, while a few jump into Umatilla and chat away with peers.
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation school is designed around accelerated language acquisition, said Tamalúut teacher Modesta Minthorn-Wolahts, who wrote the grant to begin the program last year. A similar program began in Hawaii, and was later adopted for Native American languages in Montana and Wyoming.
Read the full article at http://www.opb.org/news/article/immersed-in-the-umatilla
October 6, 2013
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