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Six ways Northwest Natives are using tech to save their languages
May 29, 2019 
by Sydney Cain

The first peoples that lived in this area were the innovative scientists and technologists of their time. They thrived because of their knowledge of the lands and how to harness its resources and systems to help themselves and their families survive. This knowledge is held in their languages.

But today indigenous communities around the world are in a race to save their languages, and the knowledge contained within them.

...Today, some people are trying to reverse the trend — with the help of technology. With increased internet access and mobile phone reception over the past decade has enabled more native communities to get online.

Native Americans are becoming increasingly tech-savvy and using this knowledge to capture, adapt, and revitalize their indigenous languages for the 21st Century.

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