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It can be used to translate, catalog, store, and provide information and access to languages. New technologies such as podcasts can be used to preserve the spoken versions of languages, and written documents can preserve information about the native literature and linguistics of languages.
The Native American Languages Act of 1990 (NALA) is a US statute that gives historical importance as repudiating past policies of eradicating indigenous languages of the Americas [clarification needed] by declaring as policy that Native Americans were entitled to use their own languages. The fundamental basis of the policy's declaration was ...
The Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act funds programs that work "to preserve Native American languages." [1] It is named for Esther Martinez, a teacher and storyteller who lived to be 94 years old, and was nationally known for her dedication to preserving the Tewa language.
This year’s funding is intended for projects that provide an “all-of-community” language program. Lummi Nation among 20 entities to earn three-year BIA language preservation grant Skip to ...
Wilhelm Meya and the Lakota Language Consortium pledged to preserve a Native American language. Their work set off a battle that led the Standing Rock Sioux to banish them.
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The AAIA Native Language Preservation program produces materials in the Dakotah language for use in daycares, schools, and at home to support language learning for families. [23] There is a strong need for language preservation because only a few fluent Dakotah speakers are left, most of whom are elders over the age of 55.
Nov. 4—WELLPINIT — Marsha Wynecoop was 7 years old when she heard the most beautiful sound. Nestled between her grandparents, she listened uncomprehendingly to the two exchange words in ...