Learning Lakota, one word at a time (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

*Learning Lakota, one word at a time*

2 hours ago  •  By JENNY MICHAEL | Bismarck Tribune

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.

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.

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.

Outside the classroom door is a sign with the word “English” stamped out in
a red circle.

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