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Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, Integra DeLamar Partner to Support Shoshone-Paiute Youth Language Program at Boise State University
BOISE, Idaho – Students from the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, Shoshone Bannock Tribes, and Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribes spent the week immersed in language, culture, and a higher education experience through the Shoshone-Paiute Youth Language Program. Developed through the relationship agreement between the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and Integra DeLamar, the program was hosted at Boise State University’s Department of Linguistics with support from the Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation.
Held in the Department of Linguistics building on the Boise State campus, the program gave students an opportunity to strengthen their connection to the Shoshone and Paiute languages and cultures while experiencing life on a college campus. Throughout the week of July 19 through July 26, students stayed in Boise State dorms, engaged in language instruction led by traditional language speakers, elders, and Tribal leaders, explored future educational and career opportunities, and participated in cultural immersion activities across the Treasure Valley that fostered cultural connection and personal growth.
Throughout the program, students participated in engaging language lessons and cultural activities while also gaining firsthand experience with college life. Living in the residence halls and navigating campus helps make higher education more accessible and familiar as students begin thinking about their future opportunities, and how Shoshone and Paiute language and cultural knowledge can be part of that future.
Integra’s support for the Shoshone-Paiute Youth Language Program is part of the Company’s ongoing partnership with the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes. The parties have identified language and cultural preservation as foundational principles of the partnership, and this first of its kind pilot program is a demonstration of Integra and the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes shared commitment to long-term partnership.
The program reflects a shared commitment to preserving Tribal languages while creating meaningful opportunities for the next generation.
“Programs like this help empower young people, celebrate cultural heritage and connection, and encourage students to see themselves pursuing higher education and future careers,” said Emily Hendrickson, External Affairs Manager for Integra Resources. “We hope this experience inspires students to pursue their goals through connection to language, culture, and Tribal Ecological Knowledge.”
“Our language is so much more than words. It carries our history, our identity, and our way of life,” said Marco Ovanda, Public and Government Affairs Officer for the Shoshone-Paiute. “Today, the Shoshone and Paiute languages are in a state of emergency, with too few fluent speakers remaining after generations of policies that discouraged and even punished our people for speaking it. Programs like this give our youth the opportunity to learn directly from our elders, strengthen their connection to their culture, and help ensure our language is carried forward for generations to come.”
The Shoshone-Paiute Youth Language Program demonstrates how collaboration between Tribal Nations, industry, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations can create lasting impacts by strengthening cultural connections, expanding educational pathways, and investing in the next generation of Tribal leaders.
About the DeLamar Project
The DeLamar Project is a gold and silver mine development project located in Owyhee County in southwest Idaho. DeLamar Mining Co. is a subsidiary of the publicly traded company Integra Resources Corp. (TSXV: ITR; NYSE American: ITRG) and is the operator of the DeLamar Project, which is comprised of the historic DeLamar and adjacent Florida Mountain Deposits. The historic mining operation was in production under Kinross Gold Corporation until 1998.
Integra acquired the DeLamar Project in 2017 and has since invested approximately $160 million to advance the Project from gold and silver exploration and resource development to a demonstrated level of operational profitability, supported by comprehensive technical and environmental studies. The Feasibility Study news release and the associated Feasibility Study Technical Report outline robust economics and environmentally sound Project design for a conventional open pit oxide heap leach operation over a 10-year operating mine life, followed by two years of residual leaching.
The proposed DeLamar gold and silver mine is currently undergoing the federal permitting process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). As part of this process, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is conducting an independent review of the Project’s technical, environmental, and operational information to evaluate potential impacts and inform future permitting decisions.
Integra remains committed to transparency and will continue providing updates as the Project advances through key permitting milestones. To learn more about the DeLamar Project and the federal permitting process, visit the Project-specific website at DeLamarProject.com.
About Integra
Integra is a growing precious metals producer in the Great Basin of the Western United States. Integra is focused on demonstrating profitability and operational excellence at its principal operating asset, the Florida Canyon Mine, located in Nevada. In addition, Integra is committed to advancing its flagship development-stage heap leach projects: the past-producing DeLamar Project located in southwestern Idaho and the Nevada North Project located in western Nevada. Integra creates sustainable value for shareholders, stakeholders, and local communities through successful mining operations, efficient project development, disciplined capital allocation, and strategic M&A, while upholding the highest industry standards for environmental, social, and governance practices.
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