Rising Voices/Hothaninpi
Before Christopher Columbus and his fellow Europeans arrived in North America, there were nearly 300 Native languages spoken north of Mexico. Today only half of those languages remain and experts say that by the year 2050, just 20 indigenous American languages will exist. Discover how languages die – and how speaking them again can spark cultural and community restoration.
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Rising Voices/Hothaninpi
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Before Christopher Columbus and his fellow Europeans arrived in North America, there were nearly 300 Native languages spoken north of Mexico. Today only half of those languages remain and experts say that by the year 2050, just 20 indigenous American languages will exist. Discover how languages die – and how speaking them again can spark cultural and community restoration.
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