Who We Are

Nuu-wee-ya’, “our language,” or “our words,” is a term that describes the many dialects of southwest Oregon Dene.

our language’s house

Nuu-da’ Mv-ne’

Nuu-da’ Mv-ne’ exists to support our community as they learn and speak Nuu-wee-ya'

Nuu-da’ Mv-ne’, which means our language's house or home, started as a digital archive designed to assemble all publicly available primary Nuu-wee-ya’ language sources, including Chetco, Upper Coquille, Tututni, Chasta Costa, Galice, Applegate, Tolowa, and others, into one location to facilitate further research and support ongoing language revitalization efforts. The archive is intended to serve as a place for language materials to live safely and as an easy access point for community members involved in language revitalization.

Since then, we have grown into a full-fledged 501(c)3 dedicated to Nuu-wee-ya' language revitalization. We aim to serve all Nuu-wee-ya' speaking people across many contemporary tribal nations, and to act as an organizing hub for revitalization research, materials development and to support daily speaking in Nuu-wee-ya.

Current Board Members

Pyuwa Bommelyn - Chair

Jerome Viles - Secretary/Treasurer

Jaeci Hall - Board Member