Caddoan languages

This really doesn't give itself to podcasting, but here is a video from a nineteen thirty meeting of indigenous plains leaders that a US officer organized to document PISL that shows it in action." Uh, Rob, so I looked at this video earlier, but you can look it up and, uh, so yeah, this is a, a, a man signing as he speaks, and it's got some like subtitles and narration along so, uh, you can get the interpretation of what he's saying.

Uh, Ahmed says, "Just some of the distinct unrelated language families and their plains members include Siouan with members like Lakota and Crow, Yuto-Aztecan, uh, like Comanche and Shoshone, Caddoan like Pawnee and Wichita, uh, Tanoan like Kiowa, and Algic like Arapaho and Cheyenne.

It truly is a stunning diversity, though it unfortunately will not be surprising to learn that while some of these languages are still vibrant, many are either threatened or extinct after centuries of genocide, displacement, and forced assimilation policies.

It really is a sobering reminder about what has been lost and what, owing to the resilience of the native people of this continent, still remains.