Children's Book to Teach Native Language

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I am writing a children's book intended to teach early elementary readers basic vocabulary in the Coeur d'Alene tribal language. - "It is estimated that, if nothing is done, half of the over 6,000 plus languages spoken today will disappear by the end of this century. With the disappearance of unwritten and undocumented languages, humanity would lose not only an irreplaceable cultural heritage but also valuable ancestral knowledge embedded, in particular, in indigenous languages." -UNESCO's Endangered Languages ProgramAs a requirement to graduate in the state of Idaho, I must inv ...

Read More est fifty hours into a project that I am passionate about and have an end product to show for it. Upon hearing that the Coeur d'Alene tribe of northern Idaho has less than five native speakers, I knew that action had to be taken. I am writing a children's book aimed towards early elementary readers that teaches kids basic Coeur d'Alen

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