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Life's Language Lodge
About
Life’s Language Lodge is located on the southern end of the Fort Belknap Reservation.
Our program serves children ages 0-5 from both the Aaniiih and Nakoda communities.
Through our languages, lifeways, and culture, Life’s Language Lodge empowers our children with strength, courage, and compassion to navigate life in the world in which we find ourselves. Financial stability contributes to a stable staff whose language competence is
growing. These positive developments have resulted in growing recognition within the Fort Belknap Indian Community, where community members now say this is where they want their children to go to school, and beyond through the increasing diversity of funding sources external to the Aaniiih and Nakoda Nations, helping to position LLL for a sustainable future.
Goal I
25% of LLL annual expenses come from external sources
Goal II
50% of classroom instruction is held in either Aaniiih or Nakoda
within a year, and maintain for Yr. 2, and 75% by end of Yr. 3
GOAL IV
MAINTAIN LOW STAFF TURNOVER
GOAL V
MOU ESTABLISHED WITH ANC/WHITECLAY IMMERSION SCHOOL AND
FT. BELKNAP LANGUAGE PRESERVATION PROGRAM. PARTICIPATE
AND/OR JOIN STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
MISSION STATEMENT
"To revitalize the Aaniiih and Nakoda Languages by immersing children in daily speaking, listening, and cultural traditions. To foster a safe inclusive learning environment, ensuring the survival and continuation of our identity"
Vision Statement
Behíííh byiitɔ’ɔ’ɔ́wuh ’íitɔɔtɔɔh tɔwɔcinnítééih nííθénɔɔ’ nɔh néinɔɔ’ tɔwɔcinnítáááninɔɔ’ téi’ítaahaach
Maká idómni nakón wicóȟage otéȟigeadé iná Namákoda žemáca mnihéiciya no.
Everywhere on this earth it is difficult to be an upright person at peace. My father and mother tell me that is who I am, I will take courage.