School Immerses Kids in Arapaho Language (fwd link)

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School Immerses Kids in Arapaho Language
May 14, 2009

By Martin Reed of the Riverton Ranger via AP
USA

RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — Swinging around on a piece of playground equipment at
Riverton City Park, 6-year-old Cheyleigh Moss answered an important question
from Teresa Hughes.

"Koo heesnee?" asked Hughes, a teacher at the Northern Arapaho Language
Immersion School.

"Heesneenoo," the school pupil responded in the tribe's traditional language.

For the uninitiated, the exchange was unrecognizable. But between student and
teacher, it was a simple conversation in Arapaho: "Are you hungry?" followed by
"I'm hungry."

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