Question

native american culture today
language
the numerous names of native cultures has made it challenging to preserve language and traditions in many cases. fortunately, there are increasingly active movements aimed at reviving what was lost.

• oral culture: traditionally, village elders were often responsible for orally passing down language and traditions. however, significant generational divides began disrupting this process throughout the 1900s, leading to losses where no written records exist.
• reversing efforts: awareness of the risk of cultural loss has sparked numerous projects to document the knowledge of remaining elders into new dictionaries and other written works. these materials aim to ensure accessibility and future learning.

case study: the wampanoag people

• decline: the wampanoag are an example of a tribe that experienced significant language loss after the passing of their elders. by the late 1900s, their language had died out along with several tribal grammars.
• revival: the discovery of a bible translated into the wampanoag language by john eliot in 1663 provided the opportunity to revive the language with the help of computers.
• present - day: although the wampanoag language was lost for many years, it is now taught to wampanoag children alongside english as a means to reclaimed dancing and survival.

the wampanoag language is an example of ______.

a language that has died out without any chance of recovery

a language that was meticulously recorded over time

a language that was revived through a lucky discovery

Explanation:

From the text, the Wampanoag language died out but was revived after the discovery of a Bible manuscript (a lucky discovery) and is now taught. The first option is wrong as it was revived. The second option is wrong as it had no written records earlier (so not meticulously recorded over time). The third option matches as it was revived through the discovery of the manuscript.

Answer:

a language that was revived through a lucky discovery