So, you’ve got a impressive Duolingo streak. You can confidently tell any owl that le chat est sous la table (the cat is under the table). But when you try to watch a French film or speak to a native, you hit a wall. Sound familiar?
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Preserving indigenous languages: why it matters
Language is more than just a tool for communication—it carries the history, wisdom, and identity of entire cultures. Yet, of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages, nearly 3,000 are Indigenous, and many are disappearing at an alarming rate. When an Indigenous language vanishes, a unique way of understanding the world is lost forever.
