Navajo woman undertakes project to document Native American languages and histories (fwd link)

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*9/2/2014 9:54:00 AM*
*Navajo woman undertakes project to document Native American languages and
histories*


Katherine Locke
Reporter

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Karen Begay wants to preserve Native American languages
from becoming extinct by recording and documenting tribal and family
history from tribes across the United States told by elders in their own
languages.

She envisions turning her work into an archive titled Native American Oral
History that can be passed on to future generations. A big part of the
project is capturing the time when the elders grew up, a time that does not
exist now.

"We're letting the people talk in their own languages," Begay said. "Talk
about their history, their family history, their tribe and their culture."

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