An $84,000 federal grant will help the United Houma Nation develop native and French language skills among its members.
The 18-month program is the first partnership between the tribe and the nonprofit Houma Language Project, which works to study and revitalize the Houma Nation's native language, referred to as Uma.
The project received the grant from the Administration for Native Americans as part of the American Rescue Plan, a bill passed by Congress in March aimed at stimulating the U.S. econ...