The significance of preserving Indigenous languages often goes beyond culture or history, such as when a group of Navajo speakers played a role in helping the U.S. win World War II.

As public media is threatened after cuts from Trump administration, Indigenous radio also face threats to how they preserve ...

Before European colonization, there were more than 300 Indigenous languages spoken in North America; today, there are only approximately 170 Indigenous languages spoken. Without more efforts like ...

Navajo teacher works to preserve indigenous language, emphasizing oral traditions and cultural ties.

Marines WWII Navajo 'code talker' turns 106: How these Marines' special language changed military capabilities National WWII Museum research historian Jason Dawsey explains why code talkers were ...

While the Navajo language is still spoken widely across the Southwest, it's threatened, and Deschene has come to represent that fact for people on both sides of the language divide.

Students from the Department of Linguistics and the Department of American Indian Studies wrote and directed a play, “Hai Dooleeł,” in the Diné language and showcased it Friday, Nov. 30, in ...

The Navajo language represents the most widely used Native American language used in the U.S. today, with language-learning software platform Babbel estimating it is spoken by nearly 170,000 people.

Marshallese The language of the Marshall Islands was the second-most spoken non-English language in Arkansas, where the community is concentrated in the northwest part of the state. Navajo ...