Board of Directors
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Chairman of the Board Richard is the Associate Director and Curator of the American Indian Culture Center & Museum in San Diego as well as the Director and Curator of the Kumeyaay Culture Center. His roster of activities and duties is too long to list- suffice it to say that Richard is an extremely active presence in all Native American revitalization efforts in Southern California, teaching classes, running programs, publishing a daily email newsletter ,etc. |
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Gordon Bussell, Hupa-Mattole Gordon is a lifelong cultural worker in the Hupa and Mattole traditions. Not only does he do language work and teaching, but he is a traditional dancer and singer and regalia maker. Gordon is currently attending Humbolt State in the teaching program.
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L. Frank Manriquez, Tongva/ Ajachemem L. Frank produces art that is cultural maintenence, she calls herself an art janitor and her title is Decolonizationist. L. is an auther, an artist and a board member for California Indian Basketweaver's Association and Neshkanukat. |
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Nancy Richardson Steele, Karuk Nancy is a language specialist and consultant. She has worked on language projects for the past 25 years. Nancy is also a board member of the Karuk Language Restoration Board and is an accomplished storyteller, basket weaver and traditional singer. |
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Deborah Morillo, Deborah is a present participant in AICLS.
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Stan Rodriquez
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Leo Canez, Yurok/ Karuk/ Tohono O'odham In 2004, Leo dedicated his life to revitalizing and restoring the Yurok Language by working with the elders in his community and facilitating various language activities. His professional experience in community organizing and community building is focused on supporting the educational and cultural success of our youth. He is honored to be part of an organization that provides our communities with programs and tools to develop successful language experiences! |
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Professor Leanne Hinton, Consulting Board Member Dr. Hinton is professor emerita of the Linguistics Department at U.C. Berkeley. A specialist on language revitalization, she consults with indigenous groups around the world on language maintenance and reclamation. As a founding member of AICLS, she is deeply involved in their language programming. Dr. Hinton has published 8 books, and numerous articles and reports on the revitalization of indigenous languages.
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Marina Drummer Marina served as Executive Director of the LEF Foundation from 1985- 2000. In 2000 she began her own non-profit, Community Futures Collective and provides technical assistance and fund-raising help to grassroots organizations. She currently serves on the board of the Oaktown Jazz Workshop, Families With A Future, the National Coalition to Free the Angola Three and is Grants Advisor to the LEF Foundation. |
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Northern Obispeno Chumash