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Elder wants to preserve language
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2002

Only three people are known to speak the Tututni language.

Gilbert Towner, 72, is one of them. He's hoping to keep the language alive and wants it passed on to anyone who is willing to learn.

Some Tututni belong to the Confederated Siletz Tribes of Oregon.

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Tribal elder fights to save dying language of Tututni (AP 9/3)