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Innovative program using basketball to preserve Tlingit language

Some Southeast students are learning to play basketball in Tlingit. Sport camps sponsored this summer by the Sealaska Heritage Institute are mixing language skills and court time. More camps may be offered next year.Ed Schoenfield, CoastAlaska - Juneau