National Breath of Life Trainer & Wyandotte Tribe Language Program Coordinator

Job Title

National Breath of Life Trainer & Wyandotte Tribe Language Program Coordinator

Department

Myaamia Center

Worker Type

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Pay Type

Salary

Benefit Eligible

Yes

Job Description Summary

The Myaamia Center is looking for a National Breath of Life Trainer & Wyandotte Nation Language Program Coordinator. The ideal candidate is someone who is heavily invested in community-based archive development that supports the revitalization of tribal languages and cultures. The National Breath of Life (National BoL) Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages is a program housed within the Myaamia Center at Miami University that supports capacity building efforts for communities engaged in archives-based revitalization efforts. National BoL has served 124 tribal community researchers representing 55 different indigenous languages since 2011. The National Breath of Life Trainer & Wyandotte Nation Language Program Coordinator has two distinct roles. First, the position will be responsible for providing training to communities engaged in archives-based language revitalization through National BoL. Secondly, the position will directly support the language revitalization needs for the Wyandotte Nation, a federally recognized tribe located in Wyandotte, Oklahoma.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

National BoL:

• Proactively provide training support to communities participating in National BoL programs, including the National BoL Apprentice and Fellowship programs.
• Actively develop a sense of community amongst National BoL participants and alumni.
• Work with the National BoL Director to continue developing programs that meet the needs of participant communities.
• Develop and maintain asynchronous training and documentation materials for using the Indigenous Languages Digital Archive (ILDA) software platform.
• Participate in outreach to new communities interested in using the ILDA platform.
• Collaborate with Myaamia Center staff and Miami University software developers to continue development of the ILDA platform and related software products.
• Occasional travel to participant communities to provide training and to conferences/gatherings to engage in outreach and dissemination activities.
• Provide technical and training support for ILDA users on an ongoing basis both in-person and through phone and digital communication. Technical support may include data management, transcription of archival materials, ILDA use, work planning and scoping.
• Work with Myaamia Center’s Assessment and Evaluation team to ensure programs are properly evaluated.
• Regular visits to the MC to collaborate with National BoL and MC staff

 

Wyandotte Nation Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work directly with Wyandotte Nation Cultural Resources Officer (WCRO) to identify and implement priorities that directly support the language and cultural revitalization needs of the Wyandotte Nation.
• Support ongoing language and cultural research and development with Wyandotte Nation linguists.
• Continue contributing to the development of the Wyandotte Nation ILDA instance and any other software development that supports language and cultural revitalization needs.
• Participate with and support regular tribal programs and learning opportunities as directed by WCRO.
• Travel to tribal events in Oklahoma as needed and directed by WCRO.

 

Minimum Requirements:

Required: Bachelor's degree in Native studies, anthropology, linguistics, history, English studies, education or related fields. Two years experience working in the context of indigenous language and cultural revitalization, and must have knowledge and experience working with the National Breath of Life’s Indigenous Languages Digital Archive software platform.

Additional Position Information (if applicable)

Required Application Documents

Resume/CV and Cover Letter

Special Instructions (if applicable)

Inquiries may be directed to Daryl Baldwin baldwidw@miamioh.edu

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