A young member of the Numunu Turetu Comanche Nation group enthusiastically sings Animal Songs at the 2011 Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair.
By ICTMN StaffFebruary 16, 2012
By ICTMN StaffFebruary 16, 2012
This article spoke about the two-day Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair! It takes place April 2nd - 3rd at Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Students of all ages (K-12th grade) are encouraged to share their language in various ways.
I think this is a wonderful way to express the language and cultures of the Native people. It should be a great learning experience to encourage the Native languages to grow instead of being wiped out. It looks like it would be an amazing amount of fun to attend. I would love to hear and see all the languages and presentation from the students.
How can on place be so open to celebrating languages while another place is so against it? How are the populations going to get their languages back is no one encourages them? What the museum is doing is a beautiful thing. I think other states could learn from their example. Do not try follow the ideas of "killing the native, but saving the man." We should encourage people to be proud of who they are and where they came from. No one should be ashamed to speak their language, no one should have to worry about losing their language. I don't understand how something so innocent can be turned into something that everyone fears.
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