The last known speaker of a 65,000 year old language,Boa Sr, died a week ago. In the video above we get to hear a small sample of a language that was somewhat melodic, or maybe she was just singing in her language.
Boa was from the tribe Bo, from around Bangladesh/India area, which is thought to be one of 10 tribes that can be traced back to the "pre-Neolithic period" when people started migrating.
via Indianz:
Nearly three in 10 Native youth believe they will die young, according to a study being published in the July issue of Pediatrics.
The rate was the highest among other youth in the study. One in four African-Americans and one in 10 Whites expected to die young, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota. Youth who expect to die young engage in more risky behaviors, the study said.
People ask us ‘When did the Indians all die?’ They don’t realize they’re still around. The importance of Keeping the Tradition is that it lets people know Native Americans are still here, that they have a lively culture and that they have many traditions still going strong.
Andy Sawyer, site manager of the Sun Watch Indian Village in Dayton Ohio, explaining why they have a yearly powwow at the archeological park.
