Bill Funding Native Language Programs Passes

A bill making Montana the second state in the nation to provide funds for Native language immersion programs in public schools passed in the legislature today.

Sponsored by Democratic Senator Jonathan Windy Boy from the Rocky Boy Reservation, reverses the state’s historic policies, which punished Native American students for speaking their languages in the public schools. Hawai’i is the only other state that provides funding for Native language immersion programs. Windy Boy says he is proud that Montana is helping to lead the way.

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