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WWII’s last Navajo code talkers tell their story

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WWII’s last Navajo code talkers tell their story
WWII’s last Navajo code talkers tell their story

Looking for adventure? Try this hill-tribe trek in Vietnam

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Looking for adventure? Try this hill-tribe trek in Vietnam
Looking for adventure? Try this hill-tribe trek in Vietnam

The city of 700 languages

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The city of 700 languages
The city of 700 languages

How do you save a language from extinction?

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How do you save a language from extinction?
How do you save a language from extinction?

Peru's Quechua rappers have the world taking notice

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Peru's Quechua rappers have the world taking notice
Peru's Quechua rappers have the world taking notice

The Māori saved their language from extinction. Here’s how.

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The Māori saved their language from extinction. Here’s how.
The Māori saved their language from extinction. Here’s how.

Why we dedicated an entire issue to Indigenous Futures

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Why we dedicated an entire issue to Indigenous Futures
Why we dedicated an entire issue to Indigenous Futures

Visiting Ireland? Here’s what the locals love

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Visiting Ireland? Here’s what the locals love
Visiting Ireland? Here’s what the locals love

How Hebrew was revived after 2,000 years

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How Hebrew was revived after 2,000 years
How Hebrew was revived after 2,000 years

How Hawai‘i’s youth is rebuilding Native language

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How Hawai‘i’s youth is rebuilding Native language
How Hawai‘i’s youth is rebuilding Native language

Discover Maya history along Mexico’s first thru-hike

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Discover Maya history along Mexico’s first thru-hike
Discover Maya history along Mexico’s first thru-hike

Can songs save an endangered language?

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Can songs save an endangered language?
Can songs save an endangered language?

This portrait captures the strength behind Native sovereignty

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This portrait captures the strength behind Native sovereignty
This portrait captures the strength behind Native sovereignty

North America’s Native nations reassert their sovereignty

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North America’s Native nations reassert their sovereignty
North America’s Native nations reassert their sovereignty

Losing elders to COVID-19 endangers Indigenous languages

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Losing elders to COVID-19 endangers Indigenous languages
Losing elders to COVID-19 endangers Indigenous languages
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