Indigenous peoples speak more than 4,000 of the world’s 7,000-odd languages. These native tongues function as so much more than a means of communication; they encode community histories, traditions, ...

Manuel Da Luz Gonçalves, founder and owner of Mili Mila Incorporated in Roxbury and author of two Cabo Verdean Creole ...

Words are the binds that keep communities together, but many of Australia's First Languages are rapidly being lost. When combined with new technologies, however, they can be preserved and spread in ...

Bo Johnson from the Confederated Tribes of Siletz in Oregon wanted to know the meaning of the Siletz prayers he heard spoken during ceremonies. Kate Pewenofkit Briner gets stopped on the street in ...

PROVIDENCE — In some tribes, as few as a dozen members can still speak their Native language fluently. But a new episode of “Native America,” a series on Rhode Island PBS, highlights the value of ...