ILC Creates a Stir in Seattle
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Oct. 28, 2008
The Indigenous Learning Company (ILC), along with their partners and owners of ILC-Washington, the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, recently attended the National Indian Education Association’s 39th annual convention in Seattle, Washington and what a convention it was for the online educational publishing company.
ILC’s President, Randy Morse, used the opportunity to unveil ILC’s latest asset, the Drum — an affordable and durable touch-screen laptop that the Native-owned company has big plans for.
“The Drum is a ROM-based PC with no hard disk or moving parts. It’s completely virus-proof, has a 10.2” touch screen that works like the new iPhone, and is designed to stand up to the rigors of an elementary classroom or a rugged battlefield environment. And best of all, it will retail for less than $300!,” Morse stated.
.Whether focused on ILC’s ability to integrate tribal culture and language programs into compelling, web-based curriculum resources, or the Drum, there was a great deal of interest among NIEA attendees in forging relationships with ILC.
“Every tribal educational leader I spoke with said essentially the same thing,” Morse said. “We have substantial cultural and language resources and programs, but we lack the capacity to be able to merge those into classroom-based, curriculum-specific educational programs – ILC is the partner we’ve been looking for,” he continued.
In addition to an ILC workshop, the four-day convention enabled Andreas Morse, ILC’s Editor-in-Chief, and Dave Bonga,, Chief Counsel for the Kalispel Tribe of Indians and a member of the ILC-Washington board, ample opportunities to demonstrate and discuss what ILC has to offer.
From Indigenous educational book publishers to language specialists and educational directors, there was rarely a dull moment at the ILC-Washington booth at the convention’s exhibition area.
“We built some very good relationships at this year’s convention, and we’ve got plenty to follow up on,” said Bonga. “We really want to thank the NIEA for hosting yet another successful convention. We’ll see everyone next year in Milwaukee.”