Those who hope they can stop the Dakota Sioux language from dying have hit on the perfect word: Scrabble. A special Scrabble tournament in the language made its debut Friday, pitting teams from Sioux ...

Sioux Falls people have 137 ways to say please and thank you. That’s the latest tally on the number of languages and dialects spoken by the 166,000 local residents. It’s a number that connects the ...

A three-day summit begins today in Rapid City on efforts to retain the Lakota, Dakota, Nakota language. The conference, "Uniting the Seven Council Fires to Save the Language," will open at 9 a.m. at ...

SIOUX CITY - The language barrier is the biggest obstacle facing people of Southeast Asian descent who live in the Sioux City area, according to those attending a town hall forum Sunday. Many ...

FORT TOTTEN, N.D.-Inside a classroom on the Spirit Lake Nation reservation, a group of Dakota students are dedicating the next two years of their lives to preserving their language and strengthening ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — An eastern South Dakota city has seen an increase in the number of English language learners in the last few years. More than 620 English language learners joined the Sioux ...

FORT TOTTEN, N.D.--Inside a classroom on the Spirit Lake Nation reservation, a group of Dakota students are dedicating the next two years of their lives to preserving their language and strengthening ...