Endangered Languages

How do you save a language from extinction?
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How do you save a language from extinction?
How do you save a language from extinction?
Peru's Quechua rappers have the world taking notice
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Peru's Quechua rappers have the world taking notice
Peru's Quechua rappers have the world taking notice
The Māori saved their language from extinction. Here’s how.
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The Māori saved their language from extinction. Here’s how.
The Māori saved their language from extinction. Here’s how.
Why we dedicated an entire issue to Indigenous Futures
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Why we dedicated an entire issue to Indigenous Futures
Why we dedicated an entire issue to Indigenous Futures
Visiting Ireland? Here’s what the locals love
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Visiting Ireland? Here’s what the locals love
Visiting Ireland? Here’s what the locals love
How Hebrew was revived after 2,000 years
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How Hebrew was revived after 2,000 years
How Hebrew was revived after 2,000 years
How Hawai‘i’s youth is rebuilding Native language
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How Hawai‘i’s youth is rebuilding Native language
How Hawai‘i’s youth is rebuilding Native language
Discover Maya history along Mexico’s first thru-hike
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Discover Maya history along Mexico’s first thru-hike
Discover Maya history along Mexico’s first thru-hike
Can songs save an endangered language?
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Can songs save an endangered language?
Can songs save an endangered language?
This portrait captures the strength behind Native sovereignty
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This portrait captures the strength behind Native sovereignty
This portrait captures the strength behind Native sovereignty
North America’s Native nations reassert their sovereignty
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North America’s Native nations reassert their sovereignty
North America’s Native nations reassert their sovereignty
Losing elders to COVID-19 endangers Indigenous languages
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  • Coronavirus Coverage
Losing elders to COVID-19 endangers Indigenous languages
Losing elders to COVID-19 endangers Indigenous languages
The Race to Save the World's Disappearing Languages
The Race to Save the World's Disappearing Languages
The Race to Save the World's Disappearing Languages
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