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Comanche Nation College Tries to Rescue a Lost Tribal Language

Comanche Nation College Tries to Rescue a Lost Tribal Language
Comanche Nation College Tries to Rescue a Lost Tribal Language
Author
Katherine Mangan
Producer
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Year

A two-year tribal college in Lawton, Okla., is using technology to reinvigorate the Comanche language before it dies out. Two faculty members from Comanche Nation College and Texas Tech University worked with tribal elders to create a digital archive of what's left of the language. Only about 25 people nationwide speak Comanche, down from about 15,000 in the late 1800s, they estimate.

cultural identity
identity
language fluency
language immersion
language preservation
language programs
language revitalization
tribal colleges
Native Nations
Comanche Nation
Resource Type
News and Opinion
Topics
Civics
Cultural Affairs
Citation

Mangan, Katherine. "Comanche Nation College Tries to Rescue a Lost Tribal Language." The Chronicle of Higher Education. June 9, 2013. Article. (http://www.chronicle.com/article/Comanche-Nation-College-Tries/139631/, accessed March 29, 2023)

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