The Navajo Language Academy grew out of workshops by
Kenneth L. Hale in the 1970s It consists of Navajo linguists and other interested people. It supports scientific research on the Navajo language and on teaching Navajo people, especially language teachers, how to carry out linguistic research and to use existing reference materials. This focus differs from related organizations as the
Navajo Nation Division of Diné Education,
Diné College, and the
Navajo Language Teachers Association. The NLA organizes efforts of
linguists and
language instructors to train teachers of Navajo. Summer workshops on the Navajo language,
applied linguistics, and general
linguistics have been offered every summer since 1998.
Undergraduate-level courses are offered for college credit. The
Board of Directors of the NLA includes Navajo linguist
Ellavina Perkins. The NLA maintains a comprehensive bibliography on Navajo linguistics, available on its web site, and holds the archive of the Navajo material of linguist
Ken Hale. ==External links==