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New Dakhota language dictionary aims to preserve language – KARE 11
In the land of 10,000 lakes, a language is in decline. "The estimates are there's less than 2,000 people left, within Dakota, Lakota country that are considered fluent speakers,"
New app will help preserve and teach Dakota language one word at a time – MPR News
A new app, which creators say is one of the largest dictionaries of its kind, will preserve and expand the use of the Dakota language one word at a time.
New textbook, podcast aim to keep Stoney Nakoda language alive in Alberta – CTV News Calgary
Preserving the Stoney Nakoda language is the purpose behind an ongoing project to create school resources to teach the language to younger...
Wolastoqey app, books developed to immerse younger generation – CBC News
Kehkimin means "teach me" in Wolastoqey and teaching is exactly what the Kehkimin Wolastoqey Language Immersion School is trying to do. With the help of the Language Conservancy, a collection of books...
The Language Conservancy Canada And The Kehkimin Wolastoqey Language Immersion School Unveil Collection Of Picture Books And Vocabulary Builders
After years of dreaming and planning to create the first land-based, language immersion school, the Kehkhimin Wolastoqey Language Immersion School recently opened, marking a major achievement in the Wolastoqiyik’s mission to reinvigorate their language.
“Always the fear of a language going to sleep”: Group works to protect indigenous languages among tribes – CBS Sacramento
There is a race against time to preserve tribal culture and keep indigenous languages alive. But what is in a word? If you are Jay Fife, it...
School of Education holds third Conference on Literacy, Culture, and Language Education – Indiana Public Media
The third International Conference on Literacy, Culture, and Language Education will take place at the IU School of Education this weekend.
Crow celebrate Apsáalooke dictionary print edition – The Sheridan Press
Jacob Brien’s great-grandma was born in the 1930s, a time when many Native Americans were not only discouraged but punished for speaking their own languages.
Crow Nation celebrates culture, language as new dictionary published – Missoula Current
A drum circle sang songs of victory. A smudging ceremony wiped away the tears. And Crow tribal elders spoke in Apsáalooke (Crow language) about the next generation that has yet to be born.
Taltan Dictionary Project aims to preserve endangered Indigenous language – CFTK-TV
The Tahltan Central Government has begun development on a multi-modal Taltan dictionary, building on the foundations of the Tahltan Children Illustrated Dictionary which was established in the 1990’s.