After language summit in DC — on to New York City

Thanks for checking out the Web site. The blog postings have been a bit light the past few days. I’ve been in Washington, D.C. since Sunday where I attended a national language summit. It was an amazing conference organized by the National Alliance to Save Native Languages and Cultural Survival. The organizers brought in some incredibly inspirational people who have dedicated their lives to preserving Native languages in their communities. Did you know 70 Native languages are expected to become extinct within the next decade, according to an UNESCO report? I expect much of my future postings will focus on land and language issues. While in Washington, I also attended the Cobell vs. Salazar oral arguments in the U.S. District Court of Appeals. The Cobell case was filed in 1996.

Meanwhile, after the language summit ended Wednesday, I took the train up here to New York to tend to personal business. And then tomorrow, I’ll be leaving New York to attend the law school graduation at the University of New Mexico.

One more thing, this Web site design is temporary. It will soon be in a magazine style format. If you would like to advertise on this space, contact me at jodirave@yahoo.com. I expect to post much more frequently once I get my computer equipment and redesign in place. Thank you for your interest.

Jodi Rave