What does it take to reawaken a sleeping language? For Elizabeth Bryant, a Takelma language program leader for the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the answer lies in years of dedication, ...

As Native language programs flourish in classrooms, Indian centers, tribal meeting rooms and online, President Donald Trump issued an executive order over the weekend declaring English would be the ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a windowless conference room in a Las Vegas casino, about three dozen people are swishing their fingers across iPads, trying out test versions of new apps and screening for ...

MACY, Neb. (KCAU) — Preserving a language and teaching it to the next generation takes effort, and some new technology can ...

A number of Washington state public schools are partnering with tribes to bring Indigenous languages into classrooms in an effort to rectify the marred history of Native American boarding schools.

ISanti Dakotah hemahantan. Do. I come from the iSanti Dakotah (Santee Sioux). It sounds so simple, but learning to introduce myself in the traditional Dakota language formed a powerful connection to ...

PLUMMER, Idaho — The Coeur d’Alene Tribe is in danger of losing its most valuable asset: its voice. There are only three people left in the world who can fluently speak the Coeur d’Alene language. But ...

MIAMI, Okla. — Preserving the culture of a local tribe is the main purpose behind a new language center in Miami. Specifically, the Shawnee Language Center – officially celebrated with a ribbon ...

Like many Cherokee Nation citizens of his generation, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. never had the chance to learn his tribal language in school. He said those opportunities simply didn’t exist at ...

As waves crash along the shores of Puget Sound, the descendants of the region’s earliest residents hear the words created by their ancestors. “They heard what the waves said x̌ʷəlč,” Zalmai Zahir said ...