Project aims to preserve Native American languages in Montana (fwd link)

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by Tim McGonigal

*Project aims to preserve Native American languages in Montana*

FORT BELKNAP -- A major effort is underway to record Native American
languages in Montana so they won't vanish completely.

Statistics show that out of about 6,000 residents of Montana's Native
communities, there may be 5% or fewer actual speakers of traditional tribal
languages.

A recent grant from the Montana Legislature resulted in a two-year pilot
program for recording and archiving these endangered languages.

Access full article below:
http://www.kxlh.com/news/project-aims-to-preserve-native-american-languages-in-montana/
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