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REVITALIZING OUR LANGUAGE
Our Serrano Serrano language was nearly lost to our past With only one remaining fluent Serrano Serrano speaker our our our people made a a a a a a a a commitment to to learn our our our language teach it it to to our our our children and adopt it for use in the modern world Children parents and and tribal leaders share in their culture through education and and demonstration of of of the the Serrano way of of of life Above all else the the San Manuel Band of of of Mission Indians believes that the Serrano language plays a a a a a a a a a a central role in in in in maintaining our culture By introducing the the language early tribal children develop a a a a a a deeper understanding of their living heritage Today the the San Manuel Education Department is home to the the Serrano Language Revitalization Project (SLRP) which is developing a a a a a a a comprehensive grammar and dictionary of the language to teach new speakers Hamiinat Hello How are you?