Tag: Language
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From Indiaz.com- Sandra Fox: Fixing the education system for our Indian children
“It is encouraging that more and more individuals, groups, tribes, and government officials are recognizing the need for major change in Indian education. Most of the time, however, the focus of recommendations for change is on the facets of the system that have least to do with improving instruction, such things as who should be…
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Supporters cheer Alaska Native languages bill
From KTOO, here. An excerpt: The Barnes Committee Room at the Alaska Capitol erupted in cheers Tuesday morning, as a panel of lawmakers unanimously moved a bill that would make 20 Alaska Native languages official state languages. Dozens of people testified in favor of the measure, House Bill 216. University of Alaska Southeast Native Languages Professor…
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Lakota Greetings for Males: Part 1
Here is a good website that provides examples of Lakota greetings for men. Teaching our language is so important to keeping our cultures. Like this website, we should use technology to our advantage when we can.