Hoopa Valley Tribe

The Hoopa Tribal Museum will record and document the Xoji-Hupa language, develop a digitized language curriculum, and continue work on a comprehensive dictionary. The Hupa Language is highly endangered, with no first language speakers under the age of 70. Only one speaker of the pure Hupa dialect, which is separate from the Redwood Creek or Tsenungxwe dialects, is willing to teach publicly. This individual will serve as the Project Elder and help in the collection of words for the dictionary and training materials. The project will archive the curriculum in multiple digitized formats at Hoopa Tribal Archives Department, the Kim Yerton Memorial Library, and the lltuq' Center, with coordination from the museum.