Saving Lakota: Commentary on Language Revitalization.

The writer discusses what the Lakota are doing to stop the loss of their native language, a problem that the Lakotas have been facing for the last 60 years. After discussing some of the Lakotas' earlier efforts to fight against language deprivation, he describes contemporary efforts to save the Lak...

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Publicado en:American Indian Culture & Research Journal Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 139 - 150
Autor principal: Powers, William K.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: UCLA American Indian Studies Center 2009
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Sumario:The writer discusses what the Lakota are doing to stop the loss of their native language, a problem that the Lakotas have been facing for the last 60 years. After discussing some of the Lakotas' earlier efforts to fight against language deprivation, he describes contemporary efforts to save the Lakota language, including some of the ways that are being used to teach the Lakota language to people.