Fight to save indigenous languages topic of Rapid City summit (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

Published November 15, 2012, 11:41 AM

*Fight to save indigenous languages topic of Rapid City summit*

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Hundreds of tribal members and tribal educators from all
over the country are in western South Dakota for a three-day summit
focusing on language revitalization.

The annual Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Language Summit started Thursday in Rapid
City. It seeks to find ways to revitalize tribal languages. This is the
fifth year for the event, which brings together Sioux tribes from North
Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Montana and Canada as well as
tribes from other parts of the country to share their best practices and
techniques for improving fluency.

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