Indigenous Languages

Nye County is the nation’s first to offer voting in Shoshone — a language that, traditionally, isn’t written.

Learning Indigenous languages became even harder during the pandemic. In some communities, language learning ground to a halt. And many tribal communities saw the tragic deaths of native speakers. The latest federal relief package includes $20 million in emergency funding for Indigenous language programs, but advocates say it's not enough. The Mountain West News Bureau's Savannah Maher reports.

It's a Wednesday evening in December. Five o'clock means the end of my work day, and the start of Wampanoag language class. "Wunee wunôq," my language...

Students at Riverton High School will soon be able to take courses in the Arapaho language.Principal John Griffith said that students in Fremont County…

This week, Riverton will host a conference on how to save the native languages of indigenous peoples across the globe. It’s the first time in its 22 year…