Nearly obsolete language (The South Bend Tribune 2/20)
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Pokagon Band works to preserve the Potawatomi language
Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in Michigan is working to preserve the Potawatomi for future generations.
Only nine Pokagon members speak the language fluently. So the tribe is reaching out to other Potawatomi tribes to ensure it survives in Michigan.
"I want to see it continue,'' Kyle Malott, 21, told The South Bend Tribune. "The language is the culture.''
Malott and other tribal members meet at the community center every week to participate in language classes that are webcast by other Potawatomi tribes.
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Nearly obsolete language (The South Bend Tribune 2/20)
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