Along the Great Plains of North America, stretching from Canada into Mexico, Plains Indian sign language was once the lingua franca, the common language among tribes speaking at least 40 different languages.
As a common language, hand talk was used to negotiate tribal alliances and form trading partnerships. Within tribal groups, elders used it for storytelling and rituals, as an alternative to the spoken language.
Now Plains Indian sign language is recognized as an endangered language, like many spoken tribal languages.
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The Montana School for the Deaf and Blind Outreach Program Sign Language Series is designed to provide instruction and information to families, teachers, and others closely associated with a child or youth who is deaf or hard of hearing using sign language as one mode of communication. The intent of this sign language series is to provide ongoing instruction periodically throughout the school year in response to the needs of its participants. This program embraces the efforts of all individuals wanting to use sign language to communicate with their children or students. When:
Thursday, May 24, 2012
2:00-5:00pm Mountain Where:
Willson Building Library
404 West Main St
Bozeman, Montana