Languages - Community Organizations

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Lakota Language Consortium

Websitehttps://lakhota.org
Description

The Lakota Language Consortium (LLC, The Consortium) is one of the foremost Native American language organizations in the country. A nonprofit organization made up of Native community leaders, linguists and volunteers, its primary mission is the complete revitalization of the Lakota language, one of only a small handful of Native American languages left that has a significant chance of survival.
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
2620 N. Walnut Street, Suite 825   
Bloomington   
IN   
47404   
Contact
888-525-6828   
help [at] lakhota.org   
   
January 17, 2023

The Bloomington Beacon

Description

The purpose of Bloomington Beacon shall be: --To provide educational, economic and cultural opportunities for the Latino community in south-central Indiana by: 1. Fostering English/Spanish biculturalism, bilingualism and biliteracy among residents in south-central Indiana by performing educational outreach and teaching grammatically correct Spanish; 2. Creating and maintaining a center called ?Escuelita Para Todos? as a venue for social and educational programs of interest to the Latino communities in the Bloomington area; 3. Establishing and operating a business guild to support businesses owned by and/or catering to Latino people; 4. Creating and operating informational Websites to promote the business guild and the center and to support the civil, labor, and human rights of Latinos in south-central Indiana by providing detailed information, accurate news, and commentary. 

 
--El propósito de Bloomington Beacon será: Proporcionar oportunidades educativas, económicas y culturales para la comunidad latina en el centro y sur de Indiana por medio del fomento de Inglés/Español en su forma de biculturalismo,y bilingüismo entre los residentes del centro y sur de Indiana realizando la extensión educativa y la enseñanza gramatical correcta del español creando y manteniendo un centro para la comunidad llamado " Escuelita Para Todos " como un lugar para los programas sociales y educativos de interés para las comunidades latinas en Bloomington y sus alrededores. Establecer y operar un gremio empresarial para apoyar a las empresas propiedad o que dan servicios a la comunidad latina. Creación y operación de sitios web informativos para promover la alianza de negocios y el centro de la comunidad y para apoyar el orden civil, laboral, y los derechos humanos de los latinos en el centro-sur de Indiana, proporcionando información detallada, noticias exactas, y de comentario."
Community Organizations Subjects
Address
P.O. Box 2363   
Bloomington   
In   
47402   
Contact
888-249-9255   
   
January 19, 2023