LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION: APPS, GAMES, AND CLASSROOM LESSONS HELP KEEP NATIVE LANGUAGES VITAL

Education advocates are launching a multi-year program to develop a game and to teach the Denaakk’e language in schools. That and another language teaching apps come at a time when almost all federal funding for language revitalization is eliminated. We’ll also talk with a man about his personal journey learning the Cherokee language, an undertaking that inspired him to learn more about his tribal language’s history and importance in maintaining culture.