• rynzcycle@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I grew up right next to a reservation, and my biggest regret is not taking the tribe up on frequent offers to learn their language (one of the languages listed on his shirt). They had free classes and everything. Maybe it’s time to give it a go.

  • tate@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    The most ironic thing about the “speak English” sentiment, is that it is literally the language of the oppressors we threw off to become the nation we are now.

  • BigNote@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    381 seems like a low estimate to me. California alone had over 50 different languages.