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Some non-tribal colleges offer Native language studies. Students who sign up are often either honing their existing language skills or are committing to reconnect with their mother tongue. For the latter, it’s somewhat tougher to pick up language fluency as a young adult. We’ll discuss the pros and cons of learning Native languages in a college setting.
Guests:
Dr. Toni Tsatoke Mule (Kiowa) – lecturer in Native American studies at the University of Oklahoma
Dr. Dolly Manson (Navajo) – lecturer and Navajo language instructor at the University of New Mexico in the linguistics department
Dr. Ofelia Zepeda (Tohono O’odham) – regents professor in the linguistics department at the University of Arizona
Break 1 Music: Straight (song) Edmund Bull (artist) There Was A Time (album)
Break 2 Music: Straight And Narrow (song) Northern Cree Singers (artist) True Blue (album)
