Saving Oneida Language Becomes a Full Time Job

In this undated photo, teacher Sheri Beglen looks over the instruction manual she uses to teach Oneida Indians the nation's original language, in Oneida, N.Y.. The Oneidas have made learning their language a full-time job for some of its members in the hope of preserving the language and ultimately teaching it to all 1,200 Oneidas living in New York.

—Oneida Indian Nation/AP
By The Associated Press
Oneida, N.Y.

Heath Hill looks forward to the day when all ceremonies in the Oneida Indian Nation Longhouse can once again be held in the native language spoken by someone from his...

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