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Alaska becomes the second state to officially recognize indigenous languages</h1>By Casey Kelly<br>Posted on April 21, 2014 at 7:00 am</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;font-family:georgia,'palatino linotype',palatino,'times new roman',times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:19px">
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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.</p>
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House Bill 216 passed the Alaska House of Representatives last week, 38-0.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;font-family:georgia,'palatino linotype',palatino,'times new roman',times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:19px">
It now heads to Governor Sean Parnell for his signature.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:15px;font-family:georgia,'palatino linotype',palatino,'times new roman',times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:19px">
Access full article below: </p><div><a href="http://www.ktoo.org/2014/04/21/alaska-native-languages-bill-passes-15-hour-sit/">http://www.ktoo.org/2014/04/21/alaska-native-languages-bill-passes-15-hour-sit/</a><br></div></div>
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