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Native languages should be spoken and preserved, tribes say after Trump's 'English' order

As Native language programs flourish in classrooms, Indian centers, tribal meeting rooms and online, President Donald Trump issued an executive order over the weekend declaring English would be the ...
The Norman Transcript

Indigenous students perform in native languages at Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair

Over the past two days, visitors to the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History were greeted with the sight of traditional indigenous dress and the sounds of native languages filling the air. The Oklahoma ...
The Michigan Daily

NATIVEAM 310: Stereotypes and Native Languages examines how misconceptions shape the understanding of indigenous languages

The University Insider is The Daily’s first faculty and staff-oriented newsletter. This weekly newsletter will give U-M faculty and staff the ability to see the most important issues on campus and in ...
The Norman Transcript

Native American, other languages in jeopardy at OU

Faculty at the University of Oklahoma are reacting to what they say is a push from the administration to remove the foreign language requirements from the university’s degree tracks. The College of ...
The Bemidji Pioneer

Growth of American Indian ed shared during Cass Lake hearing

The state of American Indian education in Minnesota has shifted throughout the years, a realization that drove much ...
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To save this endangered Native language, experts created a database containing thousands of words and phrases

There are fewer than 100 speakers of the Arapaho language today — all of whom are above the age of 70. Researchers hope to ...
GBH

For Native Americans, an enduring spiritual connection to the land

For more than 10,000 years before Europeans arrived, the Northeast was home to many tribes with organized leadership and ...
EdSource

Native American students miss school at higher rates. It only got worse during the pandemic

December 4, 2025 - A new literacy intervention program is being rolled out in San Diego, Alameda, San Mateo and Riverside counties, to help teenagers in juvenile detention grasp the basics of reading.
Los Angeles Times

A book that revealed the ‘entire story’ of Indian boarding schools would be important. This isn’t it.

In November 2000, the Heard Museum in Phoenix opened a groundbreaking exhibition, “Remembering our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience.” The show, so popular that an updated version ...
National Hockey League

4 Nations Face-Off gives European players chance to speak native languages

MONTREAL --Esa Lindell is from Finland but has been playing professional hockey in North America for a decade. When the defensemen walked into the Finland locker room ...
AZ Central

Native languages should be spoken and preserved, tribes say after Trump's 'English' order

President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring English as the nation's official language, but Native leaders dispute its reach. For many years, the federal government tried to erase Native ...
PBS

Native American students missed school at higher rates for years. It got worse during the pandemic

SAN CARLOS, Ariz. (AP) — After missing 40 days of school last year, Tommy Betom, 10, is on track this year for much better attendance. The importance of showing up has been stressed repeatedly at ...