Lakota Language

This interview posted above is from SDPB's daily public-affairs show, In the Moment, hosted by Lori Walsh.Only two episodes of the audio series remain. It is perhaps fitting that the final episodes deal with the Lakota language and its role in building a future for the oyate.Today, there are an estimated 2,000 speakers of Lakota. Richard Moves Camp explains why it is important to keep the language alive.

The Lakota language is at the tipping point of being lost to history.

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