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Monday, August 25, 2003

Keeping the Oneida language, culture and history alive is a full-time job for Maria Hinton and at age 93, she shows no signs of slowing down.

Hinton is one of only 20 remaining elders of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin who can still speak the tribal language. She has created an Oneida language dictionary and is currently working on translations of Oneida short stories.

Hinton was one of the founders and first teachers of the tribe's elementary school, which integrates culture and language in the curriculum.

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