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Rising Voices/Hothaninpi

Rising Voices/Hothaninpi

Before Christopher Columbus and his fellow Europeans arrived in North America, there were nearly 300 Native languages spoken north of Mexico. Today only half of those languages remain and experts say that by the year 2050, just 20 indigenous American languages will exist. Discover how languages die – and how speaking them again can spark cultural and community restoration.

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Rising Voices/Hothaninpi

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Special | 56m 46s | Discover how to prevent languages from dying and spark cultural and community restoration. (56m 46s)

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