South Eugene High graduating senior Isa Helms made Eugene 4J history by being the first to earn a Seal of Biliteracy in an ...

This semester, six students are participating in a group independent study project to learn the Indigenous languages of their communities. Led by Nitana Hicks Greendeer ’03, visiting assistant ...

As you walk through the halls of Navajo Preparatory School, you will see students from across Diné Bikeyyah— the Navajo Nation — often wearing a tsiiyééł, a traditional Diné hair bun, Nike sneakers, ...

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 ...

On a warm April morning, in the minutes after roll call ends and before lessons begin, the classroom is buzzing with energy. It’s one of two classrooms in a primary school surrounded by sal trees deep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An app to teach students the Navajo language. (Photo: Cronkite News) To support the revitalization, protection, preservation and ...

Some of the students in Elfreida Begay’s class timidly sound out the syllables of a language they had never heard uttered in school before this year. Others are more forceful as they test out the ...

Have you signed up to participate in our upcoming event, “Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages of Taiwan,” on June 28, 2025, from 7–9 pm Taiwan time (11 am–1 pm UTC)? This is the first time ...

Students sing a song during their weekly Hñähñu class at the Porvenir Community Center in Emma, North Carolina. The classes are part of an effort to revitalize the Hñähñu language and culture among ...

After a decade, the federal government has reached an agreement to settle a class action lawsuit that included 325 First Nations across Canada. The class action was initiated by the Tk'emlúps te ...

There has been a global push to revitalise Indigenous languages since the late 1980s. Aotearoa New Zealand has been at the forefront of revitalisation efforts, earning the admiration of campaigners in ...

There are at least three mobile apps devoted to the Navajo language, including one called Navajo Toddler (pictured) that’s targeted at younger tech users, according to Cronkite News. The app features ...