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Tom Udall: “We cannot deny the role the United States government has played in the loss of Native languages.”

On the recordMay 25, 2011
We cannot deny the role the United States government has played in the loss of Native languages.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Udall acknowledges the government's impact on the decline of Native languages.

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