<b>Learning Lakota, one word at a time</b><br><br>2 hours ago • By JENNY MICHAEL | Bismarck Tribune<br><br>Tom Red Bird is 61 years old and he eats macaroni and cheese with Elmer’s Glue on his fingers, just like a 3-year-old.<br>
<br>Red Bird is one of the remaining people in the world who can speak Lakota, an indigenous language spoken by Hunkpapa Sioux since time unknown.<br><br>He spends his days in a large airy room with green plants in the windows among 10 boys and girls, speaking to them only in the ancient language of their ancestors.<br>
<br>Outside the classroom door is a sign with the word “English” stamped out in a red circle.<br><br><div><div>Access full article below: </div></div><div><a href="http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/learning-lakota-one-word-at-a-time/article_0352569a-2a97-11e2-9c5c-001a4bcf887a.html">http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/learning-lakota-one-word-at-a-time/article_0352569a-2a97-11e2-9c5c-001a4bcf887a.html</a></div>