In Lakota Nation, People Are Asking: Who Does a Language Belong To? | Pretendians x Code Switch

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🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Today we’re bringing you something a bit different, made by our friends at NPR’s long-running, award-winning podcast, Code Switch.

Many Lakota people agree: It's imperative to revitalize the Lakota language. But how exactly to do that is a matter of broader debate. Should Lakota be codified and standardized to make learning it easier? Or should the language stay as it always has been, defined by many different ways of writing and speaking? We explore this complex, multi-generational fight that's been unfolding in the Lakota Nation, from Standing Rock to Pine Ridge.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Caleb Thompson. I'm one of the producers who brought you season one of pretendians.
0:05.9	And this week, we're sharing an episode we really enjoy made by our friends at NPR's long-running, award-winning podcast, Code Switch.
0:15.8	Code Switch adventures to have thoughtful, courageous, and fun conversations about race and culture.
0:22.1	Top expands genres, from politics to pop culture to history and everything in between.
0:28.0	In this episode, senior producer Christina Kala tells the story of the quest to save the endangered
0:33.7	Lakota language.
0:35.4	The average age of Lakota speakers continues to rise while the learning tools made by Lakota ancestors sit behind a copyright wall.
0:43.5	That copyright is held by a white man who tried to sell these tools back to the nation.
0:51.2	Kala speaks to Lakota community members as they fight to earn back the right to this vital piece of their own culture.
0:58.4	The episode is called In Lakota Nation, people are asking, who does a language belong to?
1:04.7	We hope you like it as much as we do. You can listen to more of NPR's code switch wherever you get your podcasts.
1:11.3	Staying on top of Canadian news does not have to be boring.
1:14.4	Canada Land is a podcast that brings you the news differently.
1:17.7	All reporters break original news stories that you won't hear anywhere else,
1:21.4	and our hosts and guests have funny and smart conversations about what is happening in Canadian politics and media.
1:26.7	We're living through an era of heightened anxiety and fear.
1:31.4	This prime minister is not worth the cost, crime, and corruption.
1:35.5	I am not a KGB agent.
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1:41.0	Hey, everyone. You're listening to Code Switch.
1:43.6	I'm B.A. Parker.
1:45.0	And today I have our senior producer, Christina Kala.
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