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 ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a windowless conference room in a Las Vegas casino, about three dozen people are swishing their fingers across iPads, trying out test versions of new apps and screening for ...

ISanti Dakotah hemahantan. Do. I come from the iSanti Dakotah (Santee Sioux). It sounds so simple, but learning to introduce myself in the traditional Dakota language formed a powerful connection to ...

Health officials said the decision was taken to use tribal languages after facing challenges in communicating health messages ...

Like many Cherokee Nation citizens of his generation, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. never had the chance to learn his tribal language in school. He said those opportunities simply didn’t exist at ...

Listen to Maggie Marsey read Psalm23 in Euchee, here. SAPULPA -- Henry Washburn would say it's a "de che ne," or battle, to keep his native tongue alive. "This is a hard language; I guess there's no ...

Lynette St. Clair of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe participates in a language-learning app workshop in Las Vegas. Organized by software company Thornton Media, the workshop trains tribal members to use ...

MIAMI, Okla. — Preserving the culture of a local tribe is the main purpose behind a new language center in Miami. Specifically, the Shawnee Language Center – officially celebrated with a ribbon ...

Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana is mourning the passing of John D. Barbry, a revered tribal citizen, cultural leader, historian and ...

The bulk of the surviving languages were spoken only by tribal members who were middle-aged or older. Today, most tribes across the country are making some type of effort toward a language comeback, ...