Among the 600 languages spoken in the five boroughs is Lakota, a Native American language spoken primarily by members of the Lakota tribes in North and South Dakota. According to the Indiana-based ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Tom Red Bird is 61 years old and he eats macaroni and cheese with Elmer's Glue on his fingers, just like a 3-year-old. Red Bird is one of the remaining people in the world who can ...

Many Lakota people agree: It's imperative to revitalize the Lakota language. But how exactly to do that is a matter of broader debate. Should Lakota be codified and standardized to make learning it ...

Lauren Donovan Nov 11, 2012 Nov 11, 2012 Updated Nov 12, 2012 Tom Red Bird is 61 years old and he eats macaroni and cheese with Elmer’s Glue on his fingers, just like a 3-year-old. Red Bird is one of ...

In the thick of the summer, 10 high school and college students sat in the empty library of Maȟpíya Lúta — Red Cloud — High School in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. There, they recited everyday phrases in ...

Rapid City, S.D. (KELO) — Two Lakota language podcasters are finishing up a new program. The Lakota Language Summer Institute is a two weeks long and built around educating both youth and adults on ...

Albert White Hat Sr. knows that at a certain age, young people like to carve their initials in things. But, he said, "my mother said, when you leave your name in public places, it becomes 'hunwin,'" ...

New Yorkers rescue all manner of things – pets, people and lost things. This weekend, they have an opportunity to do something exceedingly rare: Help rescue a language. The language is Lakota, spoken ...

High-profile members of the cast of 2012’s “The Avengers” reunited recently to record the movie’s dialogue in Lakota, the language spoken by the Lakota people of the Sioux tribes. The effort was ...