An effort to revive the Lakota language comes to Manhattan this weekend
KSFY | January 20, 2018
A national organization is working to save the Lakota language.
This Saturday more than 50 people were at South East Technical institute in Sioux Falls to participate in the Lakota language weekend.
While instructors say they don’t expect people to learn the language in a weekend, they hope this workshop will spark their interest to continue learning.
“Out of respect for the land and the Lakota communities that first inhabited this area, it is very important to continue that language,” Lakota language teacher Alex Firethunder said.
He says as many Lakota speakers get older, it’s important for the next generation to learn the language.
He says many indigenous languages around the nation are endangered or extinct.
