An image of Ayabe-Way-We-Tung, the chief of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, who began pushing the U.S. government for a reservation in the 1870s, adorns the wall in the Little Shell Tribal Health Clinic lobby in Great Falls, Montana. The mural is a reminder of the tribal nation's long push for federal recognition, which was granted in December 2019. Credit: Katheryn Houghton / KHN
Here’s a video about a Tlingit language immersion retreat. We can learn our Native languages by taking simple steps, like learning five words a day. And using those words with our children. The video is encouraging for anyone working on revitalization. It’s important to start somewhere, considering 70 Native languages could disappear in the United States in the next decade.
Jodi Rave