Folk Tales

Native Language Reclamation in the U.S.


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Native youth are leading efforts to reclaim and revitalize their ancestral languages. Curator Mary Linn introduces four North American Indigenous communities and the paths they are forging to ensure their languages endure.

Featured participants: Kau‘i Kawauchi-Takamine, Kawika Keuma-Cadaoas, mihšiinkweemiša Michael Sekulich, Hunter “Pisuta” Simeonoff,  Taiawentón:ti’ Chelsea Sunday, Brandy Thomas, Lawena Toribio

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Folk TalesBy Smithsonian Folklife