At Language Camp, Reclaiming Tradition Is Between Basketball And Lunch (fwd link)

[Phil Cash Cash]

*At Language Camp, Reclaiming Tradition Is Between Basketball And Lunch*

Originally published on Fri August 8, 2014 5:57 pm

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Alaska has become the second state, after Hawaii, to recognize indigenous
languages as official state languages. Supporters hope this will help
revitalize those languages, many of which have just a handful native
speakers left. Casey Kelly of KTOO reports on one such effort: a kids'
basketball camp, where drills are combined with Tlingit language lessons.

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