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A Battle Over Preserving the Lakota Language

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Preserving the Lakota Language: Ownership and Control Debates

The chapter delves into the efforts to preserve the Lakota language, focusing on conflicts over messaging, authority, and ownership between individuals like Ray and the Lakota Language Consortium. It explores the debate surrounding the control and ownership of Lakota language materials, with a spotlight on the struggles faced in reclaiming intellectual property related to the Lakota language. Legal implications, indigenous rights laws, and the shift towards stewardship instead of ownership of the language are discussed within the Standing Rock Sioux Nation community.

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