Native America Calling

Culture and ceremony are ways adult language learners can practice their language. Here, tribal members, partners, and NPS staff carefully carry an Eagle Pole to the Tribal House site in Alaska (Photo: National Park Service)

Friday, September 13, 2019 – Keep going: motivation to learn your language

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Some people have a knack for learning language. Others struggle to keep track of nouns, verbs and syntax. Either way, adult tribal language learners have a big task. Just getting started might seem daunting. And following through and frequent practice are key. We’ll get tips for getting started, keeping going, and passing along your Native language.

Guests:

Serena Graves (Ojibwe) – full-time student at Bemidji State University

Damian Webster (Tonawanda Seneca from Western New York) – director of Lifeways

Alvin Warren (Santa Clara Pueblo) – program officer for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Break 1 Music: Encouragement Song (song) Sissy Goodhouse (artist) The Third Circle (album)

Break 2 Music: Eagle Dance REMIX (single) Jason Brown/Decontie & Brown (artist)

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