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Language Shift and Endangerment in Arctic Indigenous Communities

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According to UNESCO, nearly all of the Arctic's indigenous languages are either vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered, with some, like many Siberian Yupik languages, having only a few elderly speakers left.

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Imagine a world where your native language exists only in dusty recordings and elderly memories—this is the harsh reality for many Arctic indigenous communities today.