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Native American Languages Could Count For Class Credit

By Carol Berry January 19, 2012
USA

Goodbye, French and German. Hello, Dine, Lakota and other Native
American languages—with some qualifications.

Under a proposed new program in Colorado, European and Asian tongues
would remain options for foreign language credit in high school, but
Native languages from federally recognized tribes could also be
offered for that purpose.

The plan is described in a bill filed January 13 for submission to the
Colorado General Assembly by Sen. Suzanne Williams (D-Aurora), a
member of the Comanche Nation, and co-sponsor Sen. J. Paul Brown
(R-Ignacio).

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