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Preserving Indian French, as community members call it, has taken on new urgency as climate-related hurricanes and coastal erosion threaten to displace the tribe

(WXOW) -- While some of us are eagerly counting down the last hours of 2023 and the chance to forget the challenges of the past year, WXOW News 19 wants

For the first time in nearly 30 years, efforts to save the Yavapai-Apache languages are being made with the launch of online dictionaries and picture books featuring Dilzhe’e (Apache) and Wipukpa-Tolkapaya (Yavapai) languages.

Growing up, Gertrude Smith (Yavapai-Apache) was shamed for trying to learn her language. For the first time in nearly 30 years, efforts to save the Yavapai-Apache languages are being made with the launch of online dictionaries and picture books featuring Dilzhe’e (Apache) and Wipukpa-Tolkapaya (Yavapai) languages. Smith spearheads the tribe’s language revitalization by providing culture, art and language classes through the Yavapai-Apache Cultural Resource Center.

After the death of Standing Rock Lakota/White Earth Anishinaabe artist and hoop dancer Kevin Locke in 2022, an award in his name was created to honor those working towards language

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 23 — Linguistics experts are turning to cutting-edge technologies to revitalise threatened Native American languages — and rejuvenate generations of...

Linguistics experts are turning to cutting-edge technologies to revitalize threatened Native American languages -- and rejuvenate generations of Indigenous tradition -- through new approaches such as children's books and smartphone apps. In one such endeavor, three Native American women rack th...

AFP – Linguistics experts are turning to cutting-edge technologies to revitalise threatened Native American languages – and rejuvenate generations of indigenous tradition – through new approaches such as children’s books and smartphone apps. In one such endeavour, three Native American women rack their brains as they gather around a computer, trying to remember – and […]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — In an effort to preserve and save Indigenous languages from extinction, a conference was held to educate stakeholders and urge immediate action. The International Conference on Indigenous Language Documentation, Education, and Revitalization (ICILDER) took place in Bloomington Oct. 12 & 13 and included many organizations dedicated to preserving world languages. With [...]

Linguistics experts are turning to cutting-edge technologies to revitalize threatened Native American languages -- and rejuvenate generations of Indigenous tradition -- through new approaches such as childrens books and smartphone apps.