Kalapuya Language revitalization

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Dictionary Project

Learn about our efforts to restore and revitalize the Kalapuya language.

Esther worked with linguist Paul McCartney to record the Kalapuya language - resulting in a 4 volume Kalapuya-English dictionary.

Read or listen to the article on OPB here.

Read about the donation of the dictionary to the Nothwest Indian Language Institute (NILI) at the University of Oregon here.