The National Endowment for the Arts awarded funding from January 2012–August 2014 to a collaboration between Oregon Folklife Network, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, and the Northwest Indian Language Institute to support and integrate the revitalizations of language and weaving traditions already underway at Grand Ronde.

The award funded the development of resources and teaching tools designed for Grande Ronde Tribal members across age groups. Anthropologist Margaret Matthewson, Chinuk Wawa linguist Henry Zenk, and curriculum developer Judith Fernandes worked together to build on existing Tribal resources and create a variety of new products, including children's storybooks, classroom lesson plans, and instructional videos and slideshows. 
 

Bringing “Good Jargon” to Light: The New Chinuk Wawa Dictionary of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Oregon by Henry Zenk From Oregon Historical Quarterly, Winter 2012 (Vol. 113, No. 4)

Drawing on the proficiency of native speakers of Chinuk Wawa, educators, and regional linguists, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde published a Chinuk Wawa dictionary that both preserves the language and provides insight into the generational significance of its endurance. 

Anthropologist and ethnobotanist Margaret Matthewson describes her work with Tribes to support basketry revitalization.