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NATIVE LANGUAGESSymposium focuses on preserving indigenous languages,
inspiring young speakers

Posted: Monday, October 21, 2013 7:00 pm | *Updated: 11:53 pm, Mon Oct 21,
2013.*

*By Uriel J. Garcia*
The New Mexican

Mary Linn was looking for a way to preserve Oklahoma’s American Indian
languages when she met Comanche tribe member Geneva Navarro, who gave her
the idea of a language fair, which they started together in 2003.

Since then, the Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair has drawn
thousands of American Indian kids from there and neighboring states. At
this year’s fair, there were more than 900 registered students.

“The kids really remember it all their lives. And then we’ve had parents
and teachers who write in, that say, ‘My kid wasn’t really interested in
school, but she’s really excited about her language class now,’ ” Linn said
after speaking to more than 200 attendees Monday at the fourth annual
Indigenous Language Institute Symposium north of Santa Fe.
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