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Native Tech Firm Developing Social Indigenous Language Software Platform
It may be too late for the older generations of American Indians to make their tribal languages their first languages, but it is definitely possible for the youngest and future generations, who have (and will have) the advantage of growing …
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Translates Breast Self-Exam Shower Card into Navajo
The Central New Mexico Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® hopes that a Breast Self-Awareness/Breast Self-Exam shower card that it had translated into Navajo and
Yup’ik Speakers to Receive Language Assistance in Bethel Elections
Yupik-speaking voters in Bethel, Alaska, will receive additional language
Workshop Shows How Languages Can Be Preserved with Technology
Indian tribes have really embraced technology, but when it comes to solutions and tools that can help them save their languages, their arms could not be
Wisconsin Lawmaker Calls Native Languages “Dead”
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle’s plan to set aside $250,000 a year for Native American language preservation is “goofy and crazy,” given the state’s current
NYT Profiles Northern Arapaho Language Preservation Efforts
Today’s New York Times features a story on the efforts of the Northern Arapaho Tribe to preserve the Arapaho language. There are only about 200 Arapaho speakers living
Senate Passes Code Talkers Recognition Act
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed the Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2007, H.R. 4544, legislation that would honor all Native Americans from various tribes, including the Sac
Wisconsin May Revive Native Language Initiative
Wisconsin State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster has proposed reviving a state-funded program that supports Native American language instruction, the Wisconsin State Journal reported on Sept. 21.
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