January 04, 2010 –
Members of the Language staff are, left to right, sitting, Cindy LeClere, Meeks Jackson, and Laverne Haag. On the back row, left to right, are Billy Matchie, Leo Nadeau and Larry Berryhill. Another member of the staff, Olivia Pewamo, is not pictured.
MAYETTA: The Language Department is beginning its seventh session of classes tonight which will run until February 23 on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Firekeepers Elder Center, 15372 K Road.
Monday nights are for adults only (17 and up) and Tuesday nights are family nights which will end at 8 p.m. The language/cultural classes are provided in part by the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Language Preservation Grant and the PBPN and the series of classes is in its second year.
For more information call 785.966.2138 and for a complete schedule of classes go to the history and culture section of the website and click on language and scroll to the bottom.