Events
2022 Summer Diné Immersion Camp
Session 1
Monday to Wednesday, June 20th to 22nd, 2022
8:00 AM—5:00 PM
Session 2
Friday to Sunday, June 24th to 26th, 2022
8:00 AM—5:00 PM
Hosted at the Student Union Building (SUB) at the University of New Mexico, DLTI’s cohort teachers will Diné classes using language immersion methodologies. The summer immersion camp is for Albuquerque families interested in participating in fun, engaging, family-oriented Diné language activities. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
2022 Community Meetings
Wednesday and Thursday, May 25th and 26th, 2022
4:00 PM—8:00 PM
These community meetings will provide information about the Diné Language Teacher Institute cohort program and to recruit new cohort members. Navajo language teachers in Gallup (Wednesday, May 25th) and Farmington (Thursday, May 26th) will attend. DLTI cohort members as language educators will share their successes and challenges in meeting the goals of the DLTI project.
2021 Summer Diné Language Immersion Camp
Wednesday and Thursday, June 23rd and 24th, 2021
8:00 AM—3:00 PM
Hosted at the Student Union Building (SUB) at the University of New Mexico, DLTI’s cohort teachers taught Diné classes using language immersion methodologies. The summer immersion camp was for Albuquerque families interested in participating in fun, engaging, family-oriented Diné language activities. Breakfast and lunch were provided.
2021 Spring Conference
Monday, May 17th, 2021
8:00 AM—3:00 PM
The purpose of the one-day virtual Spring Conference was to provide information about the Diné Language Teacher Institute cohort program and to recruit new cohort members. Navajo language teachers from across New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah attended. The conference showcased the DLTI cohort members’ work as language educators as well as their successes and challenges in meeting the goals of the DLTI project. The conference included language and culture presentations by Shimá Storytelling about the significance of Diné language pedagogy and cultural knowledge within the practice of Diné language teaching. To privilege the Diné language, presentations were conducted primarily in Navajo.