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$20 Million Investment In Indigenous Languages Is Too Little, Too Late, Critics Say

COVID-19 relief funding includes $20 million for Indigenous language programs. Critics say the money is spread too thin to make a difference and the investment is too little, too late.

Savannah Maher of the Mountain West News Bureau reports from New Mexico.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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