Lawmakers propose adding Alaska Native languages to list of official tongues (fwd link)

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Lawmakers propose adding Alaska Native languages to list of official tongues
Alex DeMarban
January 9, 2014

The state of Alaska has long fought against tribal sovereignty, but the
state’s many Native languages will be officially recognized by the state --
a status now enjoyed only by English -- if a bipartisan quartet of
lawmakers gets its way.

Republican Charisse Millett and fellow state representatives Jonathan
Kreiss-Tomkins, Benjamin Nageak and Bryce Edgmon, all Democrats, say
they’re pre-filing an Alaska Native language bill that seeks to add the
state’s 20 indigenous languages to Alaska’s official-language list.

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http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20140109/lawmakers-propose-adding-alaska-native-languages-list-official-tongues
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