MN School Helps Revival of Native American Languages

MN School Helps Revival of Native American LanguagesPublic News Service - MNOctober 1, 2014MINNEAPOLIS - As the number of speakers fluent in Native American languages continues to fade, a Minnesota school like few others in this nation is helping to keep those languages alive.The Bdote Learning Center in Minneapolis is a year-round charter school where the students are immersed in either Dakota or Ojibwe. Interim Director Mike Huerth said it's an incredibly important time for both."My sons live on a reservation that has lost its language," he said. "There are no more speakers alive in that tribe - and it's a very sad thing, because once a language dies, it doesn't come back."Access full article below:http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2014-10-01/education/mn-school-helps-revival-of-native-american-languages/a41990-1