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Title | Alaska Grants Official Status to Indigenous Languages |
Body | From http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/24/alaskas-indigenous-languages-official Alaska's indigenous languages attain official status Alaska’s governor signed a bill on Thursday to officially recognize the state’s 20 indigenous languages in a symbolic move that gives a nod to tribal efforts to save Native American tongues at risk of dying out. The move would make Alaska only the second US state, after Hawaii, to officially recognize indigenous languages, although English would remain the official language and the state would not be required to conduct business in any other tongue. Read the full article at http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/24/alaskas-indigenous-languages-official |
Source | The Guardian |
Inputdate | 2014-10-25 21:35:40 |
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Publishdate | 2014-10-27 02:15:01 |
Displaydate | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 |
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