Trail Dust: Add Indian Languages to List of Endangered Species
The Santa Fe New Mexican › July 26, 2005
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One hears these days about endangered historical and natural landmarks. Well-publicized also are reports of endangered species - both plants and animals.
Less familiar to many people is the rapid fading away of the last of our Indian languages. When they are gone, our nation, I believe, will have lost an irreplaceable treasure.See the full content of this document
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Trail Dust: Add Indian Languages to List of Endangered Species
Last year, Oklahoma (the former Indian Territory) took a survey to determine how many of its 25 tribal languages were headed for extinction.
Eight tribes were listed as having no fluent speakers l...See the full content of this document
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