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Who does language belong to? A fight over the Lakota Language

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Ownership and Control of Lakota Language Materials

The chapter discusses the complexities of ownership and control of Lakota language materials by a separate company, LLC, raising concerns about the implications for the language's ownership by the Lakota people. It follows Ray's quest to reclaim his grandmother's recordings from the LLC, emphasizing the battle over copyright and preventing exploitation of linguistic materials.

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