USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Because the Plains tribes were spread across so much land, they spoke many different languages-so they developed a single sign language for people of all tribes to communicate with. They also shared a tradition of dance: Different tribes practiced ceremonial dances.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus the speakers of Algonquian languages included the Blackfoot, Arapaho, Atsina, Plains Cree, and Saulteaux (Plains Ojibwa), all in the northern Plains, while Cheyenne, also an Algonquian language, was spoken in the central Plains.

Detailed explanation-3: -Native American tribes have lived and thrived upon the North American landscape for thousands of years-since long before there was a United States. Historically, about 500 distinct Native languages were spoken in North America. All Code Talkers were fluent speakers of their tribes’ languages.

Detailed explanation-4: -No. American Indians and Alaska Natives come from a multitude of different cultures with diverse languages, and for thousands of years used oral tradition to pass down familial and cultural information among generations of tribal members. Some tribes, even if widely scattered, belong to the same linguistic families.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Navajo language, for instance, is the most spoken Native American language today, with nearly 170, 000 speakers. The next most common is Yupik, at 19, 750, which is spoken in Alaska. However, the majority of Native Americans today speak only English.