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 ...

And so that’s what our people call the crow.”Zahir is a language consultant and member of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before English, French or any European language was spoken in the spot of the map where Missouri sits, Native American tribes brought their own dialects to the region. One of those ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – No one can currently speak the Cowlitz Coast Salish language fluently, but Tribal leaders hope the language-learning materials they’re releasing now will result in more fluent ...

When he began recording the words of a Native speaker 40 years ago, linguist Noel Rude had no idea that his life’s work would form the foundation of the first dictionary for the Umatilla language.

The bulk of the surviving languages were spoken only by tribal members who were middle-aged or older. Today, most tribes across the country are making some type of effort toward a language comeback, ...

The exhibition – organised by Rushimela Indigenous Knowledge and Scientific Education (RISE) Foundation in association with National Book Trust (NBT) and Pune Book Festival; and commemorating the ...

Listen to Maggie Marsey read Psalm23 in Euchee, here. SAPULPA -- Henry Washburn would say it's a "de che ne," or battle, to keep his native tongue alive. "This is a hard language; I guess there's no ...

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 ...

Groups like The Who and Led Zeppelin gave their fans something to believe in. When musicians are able to create a band that does this, they also create groups of people who feel that they belong - ...