I was hired at the University of Colorado Boulder in 1995 as a language professor. I relocated from Hawaii, where I had learned the Hawaiian language. When I arrived in Colorado, I decided I needed to ...

Linguistics experts are turning to cutting-edge technologies to revitalize threatened Native American languages—and rejuvenate generations of Indigenous tradition—through new approaches such as ...

Native American Heritage Month, just concluded, represents an interesting tension for educators. There’s a drive to celebrate culture—and why not, when Native culture is so frequently overlooked or ...

New research shows that a majority of Indigenous languages in America are endangered. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Native American language preservationist Alaina Tahlate. Language researchers just ...

I was hired at the University of Colorado Boulder in 1995 as a language professor. I relocated from Hawaii, where I had learned the Hawaiian language. When I arrived in Colorado, I decided I needed to ...

Patrick Del Percio first showed an interest in learning the Cherokee language at the age of seven, when their family visited a living history museum portraying a 1760s Cherokee village. Del Percio ...

By Shawn White A push to make Native American history, language and sovereignty a more regular part of Winslow classrooms, rather than a once-a-year November tradition, came before the Winslow Unified ...

When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly said, “I only speak American” during a meeting of world leaders with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, it was meant to draw a line — between who belongs ...

While many people focus on shopping deals the day after Thanksgiving, Native leaders hoped Americans also used the day to honor the country's first peoples. The Friday after Thanksgiving is not only ...

Watch video of students learning about Native American traditions The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana held an Education Day May 15, 2026 where children learned about Native American traditions and ...