<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:nyt-cheltenham,georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;font-size:2rem;line-height:2.25rem">‘Who Speaks Wukchumni?’</span><br>
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:23px">Throughout the United States, many Native American languages are struggling to survive. According to Unesco, more than 130 of these languages are currently at risk, with 74 languages considered “critically endangered.” These languages preserve priceless cultural heritage, and some hold unexpected value — nuances in these languages convey unparalleled </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/13/opinion/preserving-biocultural-diversity.html?smid=tw-share" style="color:rgb(50,104,145);font-family:georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:23px">knowledge of the natural world.</a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:georgia,'times new roman',times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:23px"> Many of these at-risk languages are found in my home state of California. Now for some, only a few fluent speakers remain.</span><br>
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