Fascinating and rather excellent.
Also more evidence of the 'evils' of socialism.
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And here are a few links to something that is about the opposite, a centuries old sign language used as a lingua franca between many language groups among both deaf and hearing individuals. Depending on the source, alternatively known as Native American Sign Language or American Indian Sign Language, this was a language (with some dialects) used across much of North America. It's documented by the earliest Spanish explorers (early to mid 16th century) where it was already likely in widespread use. One dialect, Plains Indian Sign Language (also called Plains Sign Language, Plain Sign Talk, and First Nation Sign Language) had documented coverage of over a million square miles across the present US and Canada and 37 languages (and likely more). It appears to be largely independent of spoken language and in some tribes was used in daily life alongside their spoken language.
https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935345.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199935345-e-42
This is a video of part of the 1930 council that is one of the earlier video records attempting to document the common sign language between a number of plains tribes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfT2a5SGDFA
This rather lengthy video is a bit slow (and probably targeting elementary students). As far as I can tell, it is being used with Common Core curriculum in at least one state (and probably more). The producer, Sally Thompson spent 30 years working with native tribes to document the history of that region which include interviews with 200 elders from 37 different tribes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEZ5rv-DaVw
https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935345.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199935345-e-42
This is a video of part of the 1930 council that is one of the earlier video records attempting to document the common sign language between a number of plains tribes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfT2a5SGDFA
This rather lengthy video is a bit slow (and probably targeting elementary students). As far as I can tell, it is being used with Common Core curriculum in at least one state (and probably more). The producer, Sally Thompson spent 30 years working with native tribes to document the history of that region which include interviews with 200 elders from 37 different tribes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEZ5rv-DaVw
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This is a great story. Lindsay Williams also did a video on Nicaraguan Sign Language, which I highly recommend:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Wtwz1P7zI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Wtwz1P7zI
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