Native Speakers

Map of North American native groups, mid-18th century

Native groups, mid-18th century (The Choices Program, Brown University

Native language, native stories

Interviews with native speakers, especially elders, about their language and lives.

Work with UM’s Native News Project.
Connect with UM Native American Center and MSU Native American Studies.
Build an interactive audio map of the Mountain West’s indigenous languages.
Broadcast via Native Voice One.
Start a podcast?

Horace Axtell, Nez Perce elder

Horace Axtell, Nez Perce author and elder, sitting on his front lawn in Idaho

An example: Spend a few minutes with Horace Axtell (1925â€“2015), WWII vet, author, and one the few fluent Nez Perce speakers (NPR Living on Earth, 2003).

Sonic IDs audio map

A proof-of-concept interactive audio map, with play buttons that launch a media player and info box: Sonic IDs.