Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria

The Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria will use its grant to implement the “Saa-‘a-goch (speak Yurok): Cultural Literacy Project,” which will develop at least 10 new Yurok language books for pre-K and beginning readers and revitalize the youth reading programs at the Rancheria. The overall goal is to position the Trinidad Rancheria Library as a key community resource for native language acquisition opportunities for Rancheria children aged birth through eight. Saa-‘agoch is designed to empower parents, family members, and caregivers by increasing their skills and the frequency with which they engage in age-appropriate and effective literacy activities with their pre-K and beginning-reader children to stimulate language acquisition.