Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism
Native Americans battle linguistic extinction
By  • 3 August 2017
Globalization has brought huge benefits to billions of people. But one of the drawbacks to it has been the acceleration of the disappearance of many indigenous languages around the world as a few dominant languages…
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Muscogee Creek battle linguistic extinction through immersion
By  • 7 April 2017
"I made it my duty to learn as much of the language and culture as I could." Melanie Frye's passion for the Muscogee Creek language began as a small child, when her father refused to…
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Reviving North America's endangered languages
By  • 6 April 2017
Globalization has brought huge benefits to billions of people. But one of the drawbacks to it has been the acceleration of the disappearance of many indigenous languages around the world as a few dominant languages…
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Correa critic barred entry to Ecuador
By  • 17 March 2017
"There has to be an end to an era of silencing people and impeding them from going to the streets to discuss the problems with the government." Manuela Picq was detained in Ecuador's Ministry of Interior…
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Latin American environmentalists under attack
By  • 9 March 2017
Earlier this year, a 51-year-old Mexican man named Isidro Baldenegro López was shot to death in Mexico’s Chihuahua state. Mr. López was a well-known environmental activist and advocate for the indigenous Tarahumara people. For years…
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Amazonia's last uncontacted tribes
By  • 26 January 2017
They survive by hunting and gathering in the forest or by cultivating gardens with handmade tools. In some cases, they don't wear clothing and speak languages that aren't understood by almost anyone else on Earth.…
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Amazonia's last uncontacted tribes
By  • 25 November 2016
They survive by hunting and gathering in the forest or by cultivating gardens with handmade tools. In some cases, they don't wear clothing and speak languages that aren't understood by almost anyone else on Earth.…
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