The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today that 15 Native American tribal communities and Alaska Native villages will receive $1,894,281 in Native American Library Services Enhancement grants. Three of the awardees are California tribes.
Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Ph.D., IMLS Director, says ““I commend the tribes awarded this year’s Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants…By applying for and receiving this funding, these tribes have made the commitment to build upon their existing library services and implement new initiatives to continually adapt to the needs of their communities.”
The three winning California tribes are the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria in Loleta, the Torres Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians in Thermal, and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians in Tuolumne.
For the full IMLS press release, please visit: http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/091608b.shtm.
For the full list of Native American Library Services Enhancement grant awardees, please visit http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/091608b_list.shtm.