The Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) is an international organization founded in 1981 devoted to the study of the indigenous languages of North, Central, and South America.
Presentations at SSILA meetings may be made in English, Spanish, Portuguese, or an Indigenous American language.
Each year, SSILA accepts nominations for three awards, which are presented at the annual meeting.
The Mary R. Haas Book Award is presented for an outstanding unpublished manuscript that makes a significant substantive contribution to our knowledge of native American languages.
The third prize was established to honor SSILA's founder, Victor Golla, who served as Secretary – Treasurer through 2007.