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Supposedly there's an Inuttitut Rosetta Stone project although I don't see much else about it online. [0] I tried to get access to the Iñupiat Rosetta Stone at one point but failed even though I have the "unlimited" "all languages" Rosetta Stone subscription. It seems like the tribe manages registration and acts as a gatekeeper. [1] I'm sure it has to do with who funded the project or something, but you'd think for e…
> but you'd think for endangered languages you'd want to make it as easy as possible to access language learning resources. For a lot of Native Americans/First Nations peoples, it's actually a highly contentious issue. Some of them don't want outsiders, with no connection to the culture or the group, coming in and learning it just to prove they can, especially when children of the group haven't had the opportunity to…
It is actually illegal, as in there is a tribal resolution, for me to provide any demographic information to any entity without tribal permission.
The worst part is those folks who say they are Native American from a particular tribe and are NOT on that tribes enrollment rolls. They are always fun to deal with.