The American Indian Language Development Institute's (AILDI) mission is to mobilize efforts to document, revitalize and promote Indigenous languages, reinforcing the processes of inter-generational language transfer. AILDI plays a critical role in ongoing outreach, training, and collaborative partnerships with educators, schools and Indigenous communities nationally and internationally through the use of multiple resources. Luis Carrión reports.

Watch an earlier story on The American Indian Language Institute. Acclaimed poet, linguist and University of Arizona professor Ofelia Zepeda talks about the importance of preserving native languages.