by Richard Brooks
August 12, 2010
In Danger of Extinction
Plains Indian tribes will gather at the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana to create a record of a language that is rapidly going extinct: Plains Indian Sign Language.
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by Richard Brooks
July 1, 2010
In Danger of Extinction
In 2008, an 89-year-old Alaskan Native woman named Marie Smith Jones died. The Eyak language died with her, as she was the last living speaker. Now, a young French student with a passion for languages is considering helping to resurrect the language.
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