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Friday, September 26, 2003

After 77 days and 1,700 miles, the Spirit Walk 2003 Race Against Time ended Thursday at the Washington Monument.

John LaFountain, Ojibwe, and 16 Lakotas made the journey to support Native language preservation efforts. They back a Senate bill to bolster education in Native languages.

The walk started on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

Get the Story:
Native odyssey highlights importance of language (The Rapid City Journal 9/26)

Get the Bill:
Native American Languages Act Amendments Act of 2003 (S.575)

Relevant Links:
Seven Fires Foundation - http://www.7fires.org

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Blackfeet educators support Native language bill (5/19)
Native language bill supported (5/16)

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