Mazie Hirono: “In 2016, for example, a group of Hawaii educators from our…”

“A curriculum similar to what is used in our Hawaiian Immersion schools has also been used by other indigenous groups to foster and revive their languages. In 2016, for example, a group of Hawaii educators from our Punana Leo Immersion Schools in Hawaii traveled to the Midwest and mentored a language institute of the Ojibwe tribe there. The group shared their methodology and curricula to support the institute's program and help preserve the Ojibwe language.” (03:58–04:19)

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