Alaska becomes the second state to officially recognize indigenous languages (fwd link)

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Alaska becomes the second state to officially recognize indigenous languagesBy
Casey Kelly
Posted on April 21, 2014 at 7:00 am


Supporters of a bill to make 20 Alaska Native languages official state
languages organized a 15 hour sit-in protest at the Capitol on Sunday.
Their dedication paid off early this morning, when the measure passed the
Alaska Senate on an 18-2 vote.

House Bill 216 passed the Alaska House of Representatives last week, 38-0.

It now heads to Governor Sean Parnell for his signature.

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http://www.ktoo.org/2014/04/21/alaska-native-languages-bill-passes-15-hour-sit/
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