Prerequisite(s): any 100-level ANTH course. This course explores how Indigenous communities have responded to historic and current threats to their languages by reclaiming them. We will learn about the forces that threaten linguistic vitality, and we will look at local and global communities where people are working to revive ancestral languages as well as the knowledge that goes with them. The course includes a community engaged component that will allow students to learn from tribal community partners about revitalization efforts among New Jersey’s state-recognized tribes and explore ways of contributing to this work. Community engaged projects will vary according to partner priorities. Satisfies SEEDS Political and Civic Life student learning outcome in alignment with Engagement, Agency and Leadership value.