The tribes would petition to do that, because you need significant numbers of elders who can talk and speak the language.
Betty McCollum: “The tribes would petition to do that, because you need significant numbers of elders who can talk and speak the…”
On the recordApril 6, 2014
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McCollum discusses the importance of tribal input in language immersion schools.
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