Navajo Language and Technology with Amari Pierce

11/28/22 • 30 min

In this week's episode, Clayton talks to College Student Amari Pierce of Stanford University , originally from San Juan County, UT, who is currently working on a Keyboard software to help better utilize the Navajo language and making it easier to anyone to use on computers, and other devices. Amari talks about how she come up with the idea as well as some future plans to help the Navajo Language more accessible and more open for everybody to learn the language and help preserve our culture and way of life.

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