Mendota tribe struggles to keep language, culture alive<br><br>It's believed that fewer than 10 Minnesotans speak fluent Dakota. The Mendota Dakota want to change that.<br><br>By COREY MITCHELL, Star Tribune<br>Last update: July 23, 2010 - 8:18 PM<br>
USA<br><br>The two-story house in dot-on-the-map Mendota (population: 197) is more ragged than rustic.<br><br>White paint is peeling off doors. A side porch has collapsed. On the front lawn, weeds have won the turf war against grass.<br>
<br>But on Wednesday nights, supporters of the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community try to forget they have trouble making rent on their ramshackle community center. There is important work to do here along Hwy. 13: There's a language and culture to preserve.<br>
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