LANGUAGE PRESERVATION

We are the living descendants of the Miluk, Hanis, Siuslaw and Lower Umpqua people.

It is our duty to know, teach, promote and perpetuate our native languages to our children.

It is our duty to know, teach, promote, and perpetuate our native languages to our children. For thousands of years, we have spoken our own, unique language. It has only been in the last 150 years that the majority of us have lost it. Not of our choosing, though. Today we are still rebuilding what was lost. We are relearning our languages. We are fortunate to have tribal members who are dedicating so much of their time to teach themselves our languages that were lost to all of us.

We are collectively bringing back our native languages that were taken from us not too long ago. Please join us in relearning the languages that belonged to your ancestors, and belong to you.

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