Like the elementary students, the adults combine spoken words with sign language. The movements and gestures, which often mimic the words’ actions, reinforce the learning of the language, Real Bird ...

The Crow Language Consortium is working to change that. They’ve updated curricula that haven’t been touched since the 60s and 70s, and made those materials modern and accessible to all. That includes ...

A drum circle sang songs of victory. A smudging ceremony wiped away the tears. And Crow tribal elders spoke in Apsáalooke (Crow language) about the next generation that has yet to be born. The early ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — A Crow language print dictionary will be released on June 3, after years of collective effort from the community, according to the Crow Language Consortium. This historic print ...

There is no word for “goodbye” in the Crow language. Rather, in Apsalooke, it’s “shia-nuk" (see you later). Goodbye has a finality to it, so Crow people avoid using it. Yet, without opportunities to ...

SHERIDAN —Shawn Real Bird is known for different things in different circles across Sheridan County. To some, he’s known as the Sheridan WYO Rodeo’s Indian events coordinator and one of the ...

Michael Joseph, the consortium's public relations coordinator, said the funding will support interns, language digitization and an ongoing effort to build the most extensive Crow dictionary, which ...

BUFFALO — For Jacob Brien, a love of language runs in the family. Growing up on the Crow Reservation in southeastern Montana, Brien learned to speak the Crow language from his grandmother, who was the ...

Birds are brilliant animals, and crows are among the most intelligent. They’re often too smart for their own good, and they ...

Goodbye has a finality to it, so Crow people avoid using it. Yet, without opportunities to practice the Crow language and encouragement from elders, there is fear that some are saying goodbye to their ...