There is some good news concerning minority languages, as reported in Indian Country Today, which publishes articles relevant to the Indigenous people of the Americas. A group of Indian educators claim that native languages are alive and well, but they need Federal support in order to help them to flourish.
The international charity Cultural Survival recently reported that "unless dramatic action is taken now, more than 70 Native American languages will become extinct within the next 10 years". The group called for a White House initiative to revitalise native languages, with many Congress members finding their arguments compelling. However, whatever acts Congress may pass, the root of the problem remains finding sufficient funding for them to be implemented, with as much as $5 million possibly required to help schools provide the necessary resources. Small beer when compared to the money spent on far less important government initiatives.
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