For hundreds of years, people living in Louisiana’s bayou country have spoken French. But rising sea levels are submerging entire...
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When Julie Sedivy was four, her Czech family emigrated to Canada. In this episode we hear how Julie became estranged from her native Czech...
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Gwich’in is among Alaska’s most threatened languages. but Princess Daazhraii Johnson is determined to change that. Her mother, she says...
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