Seneca people are reviving their language, which boarding schools tried to erase

The Seneca language is on the brink of extinction. It is one of hundreds of Native American languages and cultures that Indian boarding schools sought to annihilate. However, some Seneca people in Western New York are fighting to save their language from oblivion.

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