What Does It Take To Reawaken a Native Language?

Native Californian tribes never "lost" their tribal languages. In fact, they've tried desperately to preserve them and bring them back into more widespread use — despite attempts by Western culture to suppress them. Here's a look at the progress some tribal groups have made in bringing Indigenous languages out of dormancy.

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