Very cool! In high school, somehow I picked up a soft spot for endangered languages. It wasn't until years later that I learned how many of those languages are on this continent, and close to home. While it was common to hear Spanish in Oregon, one of my first intercultural experiences in Billings was overhearing a snatch of a phone call in my apartment complex that was in a native language. I'm not sure when, but somewhere on my list of goals is to start learning one-probably Crow or Cheyenne, since those are spoken closest to me-and I appreciate the various digital and in-person efforts I see getting put into this!
Very cool! In high school, somehow I picked up a soft spot for endangered languages. It wasn't until years later that I learned how many of those languages are on this continent, and close to home. While it was common to hear Spanish in Oregon, one of my first intercultural experiences in Billings was overhearing a snatch of a phone call in my apartment complex that was in a native language. I'm not sure when, but somewhere on my list of goals is to start learning one-probably Crow or Cheyenne, since those are spoken closest to me-and I appreciate the various digital and in-person efforts I see getting put into this!