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Sioux Tribe prioritizing vaccine for speakers of native language

Sioux Tribe prioritizing vaccine for speakers of native language Sarah Polus © Getty Images Sioux Tribe prioritizing vaccine for speakers of native language The Standing Rock Sioux tribe is prioritizing speakers of its native languages for its COVID-19 vaccine distribution, The Associated Press reported. Standing Rock Sioux Reservation Tribal Chairman Mike Faith said the logic behind the decision is to make sure traditions and customs don t die out. It s something we have to pass on to our loved ones, our history, our culture our language, Faith told KXMB-TV. We don t have it in black and white, we tell stories. That s why it s so important.

American Indian tribe prioritizes vaccine for native speaker

Dakotas tribe prioritizes vaccine for native speakers Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Friday, January 1, 2021 FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) - The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is prioritizing the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to those who speak Dakota and Lakota languages. Standing Rock Tribal Chairman Mike Faith tells KXMB-TV it’s about keeping customs alive. “It’s something we have to pass on to our loved ones, our history, our culture our language. We don’t have it in black and white, we tell stories. That’s why it’s so important,” Faith said. TOP STORIES

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe prioritizes vaccine for native speakers

KNBN NewsCenter1 January 1, 2021 Photo Courtesy Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Facebook FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is prioritizing the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to those who speak Dakota and Lakota languages. Standing Rock Tribal Chairman Mike Faith says it’s about keeping customs alive. The Standing Rock reservation straddles the North Dakota and South Dakota border and is home to about 8,000 people, more than half of whom live in North Dakota. Faith said only about 300 people on the reservation are fluent in the language. Tribal Health Director Margaret Gates said the Lakota and Dakota speakers “are the most important asset to our tribe and people because of the language.”

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