Oneida Language

WRVO

Published May 18, 2004 at 2:35 PM EDT

By Skye Rohde

Oneida, NY – Despite the economic success of its Turning Stone Casino, the Oneida Indian Nation is struggling to keep its language alive. Now nation leaders have turned to a worldwide language instruction firm to help increase the number of fluent Oneida speakers. WRVO's Skye Rohde has this report.

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