Why the Navajo-dubbed 'Star Wars' film is celebrated on May 4
Prior to colonial contact, about 300 unique Native languages existed across North America, also referred to as Turtle Island. The Indigenous Language Institute estimates that only 20 of those will still be spoken by 2050.Saturday is May 4, which sounds like "May the Fourth Be With You" to "Star Wars" fans, and one effort to help keep the Navajo language alive can be observed
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