Quechan Indian Tribe

The Project Abstract Summary the Quechan (kwatsan) Integrated Learning Through Immersion.with About 40 Remaining Speakers of the 3, 956 Enrolled Members, We Propose to Rebuild the Loss of Our Kwatsaan Language With an Immersion Team and to Train Immerging Instructors (first Objective). to Heighten the Tribes Effort to Restore the Low Language Level and Culture Base We Are Applying for 300, 000 to Hire 1 Fluent Immersion Instructor, 2 Immersion Trainees Aides, 2 Tribal Speakers, and Two Consultants to Enlist in an Oral Approach to Using the Old Language. the All-community Effort Utilizing the Content and Language and Integrated Learning (clil), Immersion Model, (1994 David Marsh and Anne Maljers) Integrates Language Through Content. (reference Material Is Attached). the Content Framework of Traditional Customs, Culture, Art, and History Guides the Learner Through Specific Content Such as Creation, Life, and Death Concepts, Social Life Skill Content Merged With Cultural-historical Content, Native Foods, and Healthy Living Habits. the Second Objective Is for Learners to Practice Social Interaction While Learning the Language in Two Fourteen-week, 20-80 , Immersion Sessions in 2024, 30-70 in 2025, and 50 -50 in the 2026 Immersion. While Students Become Familiar With the Kwatsan Language Through Social, Cultural, and Historical Curriculum Activities, Staff Will Record Immersion Sessions at Each Level in the Second and Third Years for Future Educational Reference. the Third Objective Proposes to Collaborate With Community Volunteers, Bia Grant Staff, a Linguist, Consultants, Tribal Programs, and City Programs, to Provide Immersions to Restore Kwatsan Language Culture and Customs and for Students to Gain 50 Fluency When Completing 80 of the Classes in Three Years (goal). the Immersion Instructors Fluency Is Assessed by a Panel of Fluent Speakers and Approved by Tribal Council to Warrant California Language Teaching Certification in the State of California.although Fort Yuma Reservation Is in the Poorest County in California, We Will Stress the Forgotten Native Resources to Encourage Pride in Our Natural Wealth. Jobs Are Scarce, With Shortages of Housing, Families Struggle to Provide for Children, and Homelessness Is High (see Attachment) the Struggle Brings Pressure on Households Resulting in the Use of Drugs and Alcohol That Develop Into Family Abuse and Parenting Problems. as Fort Yuma Residents Suffer From the Detrimental Loss of Language Cultural Knowledge, This Also Affects Family Structure, Pride, and Strong Traditional Beliefs. Our Goal Is to Restore Cultural Traditional Beliefs by Using Content Immersions to Strengthen Family Ties, Concepts of Self, and Cultural History. in Our Proposal, Real-life Skills Will Be Taught in the Year and Modified in the Second and Third Years With Activities to Instill Basic Pride in an Indigenous Identity. Through Partial Immersion, Home Alone Tasks Will Be Taught. Specifically, Students Will Learn to Reason and Think Critically in Kwatsaan by Studying, for Example, Body Chemistry Reactions to Bodily Intake of Substances. Lesson Collaboration Will Take Place With the Quechan Police Department, and Adapp (alcohol, Drug Abuse Prevention Program) Staff When Substance Abuse Prevention Is Discussed. Curriculum Resource Sharing Will Take Place With Summer Recreation Staff, and Participants in the Jom (johnson Omalley) Program, Healthcare With Local Indian Health Providers, Native Health Medicine People, and Community Health Representatives.this Application Supports Our Mission to Reach Out to All by Providing Opportunities for Learning Experiences in the Kwatsan Language and Culture. in the Attached Sow, We Will Provide a Four-day Language and Culture Immersion by Fluent Speakers to the Tribal Council, Community, and Staff Each Year. by Reaching Out to Toddlers (family), Primary, Middle (after School Program in Partnership With San Pasqual School), and High School Langu