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peoples' work and being critical," said Hill, of Pine Ridge. "We need to find common ground and come together as much as we can and work for this common cause, because as these political struggles or disagreements play out, meanwhile we're bleeding speakers. We're losing fluent speakers if not every day, every week, and they're not being replaced."
• The biggest obstacle to revitalizing the language is a lack of exposure, Carlow said. There was a time when Native Americans were not allowed to speak the language or practice their culture without fear of being punished, so it wasn't passed down through the generations.
• Now there is a push to bring indigenous languages back, but language preservationists are competing for the attention of youth who are focused on the latest Hollywood blockbuster or social media post.
• That's why Carlow and others are proponents of early-childhood language immersion schools, which will be the main focus of this year's summit along with creating a plan for long-term language revitalization.
• By providing exposure early, they hope young people will gain an appreciation for their tribal language.
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Quinn, Blunt add voices to concerns about river
JIM SALTER,Associated Press
JIM SUHR,Associated Press
• ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri are joining the chorus expressing concern over the Army Corps of Engineers' plan to reduce flow from a Missouri River reservoir, a move that could significantly affect shipping on the Mississippi River.
• The corps will drastically reduce the Missouri River flow at Gavins Point Dam in far southeastern South Dakota on or around Nov. 23. Plans call for the current amount of release -- 36,500 cubic feet per second -- to eventually decline to 12,000 cubic feet per second over the course of several days.
• Jody Farhat, chief of the Water Management Division for the Northwestern Division of the corps, said Thursday the move is necessary because of drought conditions on the upper Missouri River.
• Farhat said recreation in the areas north of the dam has already been affected by the declining amount of water. She also said that if the drought persists into next year as expected, things such as hydropower could also be affected.
• The reduction will mean less water from the Missouri flowing into the Mississippi, (Continued on page 23)
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