Proposed Bill to Support Teaching of Native Languages in North Dakota

[Heather Souter]

BISMARCK - At times emotional, testimony for a bill that could help Native
American children learn their first language was presented to the House
Education Committee Wednesday.

House Bill 1399 would provide $450,000 for grants to help train teachers,
develop curriculum and teach Arikara, Hidatsa, Mandan, Lakota, Dakota and
other Native American languages in school. Rep. Kenton Onstad, D-Parshall,
who sponsored the bill, said he believed there were about 10 or 12 different
Native American tongues spoken in North Dakota.

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http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/523428.html
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