Umatilla Tribes work to preserve languages
Friday, October 28, 2005

The Confederated Umatilla Tribes of Oregon are working hard to preserve their three tribal languages.
Of 2,525 members, only 44 elders speak the Cayuse/Nez Perce, Umatilla and Walla Walla languages fluently. But with grants from federal and private sources, the tribe has developed programs to teach the languages to a new generation and to turn the new speakers into instructors.
The tribe is also developing a dictionary for the languages.
Get the Story:
Grants fund program preserving tribal languages
(The East Oregonian 10/28)
Relevant Links:
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation -
http://www.umatilla.nsn.us