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Language Loss Equals Cultural Loss
- Languages carry history, culture and identity, so losing one erases cultural knowledge.
- The dominance of global languages like English has endangered many less-spoken indigenous languages.
Adult Return To Ancestral Speech
- Mishga Gabwid learned her ancestral language as an adult and felt a profound personal connection to her heritage.
- She described understanding a full prayer at a ceremony as the moment that gave her deep confidence.
Raising A Bilingual Child With Immersion
- Mishga Gabwid described bumps in the road while raising her daughter bilingually using immersion at home.
- She noted a recent shift as her daughter resumed using the indigenous language more consistently.