The Language of the Land
Year: 2021
Award Winner(s): University of Washington
Award: CASE Platinum Awards
Category: Best Practices in Digital Communications | Finalist
From the Nominator
Southern Lushootseed was once spoken by people across the Puget Sound region. Today, Tami Hohn, a University of Washington lecturer and Puyallup tribal member, is helping a new generation carry this Indigenous language into the future.
This story was one of a series of multimedia stories showing the impact of philanthropy developed to support of the Be Boundless–For Washington, For the World campaign, which successfully concluded in 2020 after raising $6.3 billion.