A Tlingit woman from Alaska explains how boarding schools have affected the ability of Native communities to retain their language, left lasting impacts through intergenerational trauma. She also discusses HB 216 which would make 20 Alaska Native languages official languages of the state.
Source: Kyle Wark. “They ripped out our tongues: Language loss, historic trauma, and HB 216.” April, 1, 2014. Anchorage Daily News. https://www.adn.com/commentary/article/they-ripped-out-our-tongues-language-loss-historic-trauma-and-hb-216/2014/04/02/