Native Language Protectors & Carriers Season 3 Series Episodes 7-8

Image of Robert Collins and young Potawatomi language learners at the Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair (April 2025)- photo courtesy of Farina King

Listen to and learn more about the Native Circle’s special series of Native Language Protectors and Carriers.

For the featured episode of July 2025, Dr. Farina King talks with Potawatomi language educator Robert Collins about his insights and experiences learning and teaching Bodwéwadmimwen (Potawatomi language).

Support Native American and Indigenous Languages.

Learn more about the efforts to protect and support the study of Native American languages (and all languages) at the University of Oklahoma through the following petitions:

Oppose the Removal of Foreign Language Gen Ed requirements at the University of Oklahoma

Keep Indigenous Languages Alive at OU

For more information about the Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair, see the hyperlink.

Learn more about Native American Languages at the University of Oklahoma.