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Hopes for the Future with Patricia Christensen

Explore Hopes for the Future with Patricia Christensen with available transcripts, learning questions and source alignments in the South Dakota and North Dakota Elder arc

Interview · North Dakota · Patricia Christensen · NDNAEU 7

Themes: Language & revitalization, Kinship & family, Community & responsibility

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Learn About questions

What are ways the Dakota Language might be preserved and revived? Why is it important to prevent a language from being lost? What happens if a language is lost? How might communities work to become more and more united?

Learn From questions

What languages are or were spoken by members of my family?  Do I know and understand these languages? How does it impact me to know or not know the languages of my family? Is unity in my family and community important to me?  How might I work toward developing unity in my family and community?

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