Chris Nicholson's Writing Weblog
March 24, 2009 • Tuesday
England's The Guardian newspaper has run an interesting article about the Native American tribes of the U.S. trying to salvage their languages, which are very close to being lost. Even the Comanche tribe, which dominated much of the U.S. territories just over one century ago, are estimated to have fewer than 100 members who can still understand their language.
The tribes' elders are generally the only people who still speak the native tongues, and they're campaigning their descendants to start saving the languages. Efforts include offering language instruction via college courses and community classes, and the production of audio recordings of vocabulary.
See "Native Americans find their voice."
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