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Lakxota Language with Hand Talk (Plains Indian Sign Language). This is Lekshi Ray and Kimi conversing after 14 days of class without the use of any writing (yet). This method is called “Where Are Your Keys?” Students are also learning songs and the creation story as of right now. | McLaughlin Mustangs

561K views · 8.6K reactions | Sign language used by Native American peoples evolved as a way of communicating across language barriers, which proved valuable for trade, story-telling, and ceremonies. This was an interesting time in history when sign language was used alongside spoken languages. This footage is from the Indian Sign Language Council of 1930 (Plains Indian Sign Language - PISL). Advice: Please note this video contains footage of deceased Indigenous people. | Ai-Media | Facebook

Sign Language in USA 🇺🇸 1880 year Many thanks to a follower who shared this with me, and I followed up with a Native American Indigenous Deaf woman to make sure that this was authentic. What’s fascinating, two hearing people are using sign language (Plains Indian Sign Language) to communicate because they are not familiar with each other’s spoken languages. If they can, then why can’t you? #whyisign #askmewhyisign #signlanguage #lakotachief #plainsindiansignlanguage #turtleisland Repost @indig