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Alabama-Coushatta tribes work to preserve languages
The Alabama Coushatta and Alabama tribes on a Texas reservation push to save their languages as aging elders record stories and museums teach youth. Linguists warn languages face rapid loss without constant use and writing, with many speakers aging and younger generations drawn to modern media.
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Alabama
Coushatta
Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation
Texas
Yolanda Poncho
Poncho
Senior Citizens’ Center
Walt Wolfram
North Carolina State University
Wolfram
East Texas
Pine Woods
Sharon Miller
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Clayton Sylestine
Livingston
Sylestine