This short Documentary talk about Marie Wilcox the last speaker of Wukchumni a Native American language. She was able to complete a dictionary from her native language took her 7 years to completed. Her grandson was able to communicate with her and help with the dictionary and her daughter also help her in the process. Later after the dictionary was finish they were able to teach other people the language, and brought more people to speak and learn the language. The video was very inspiring, seen , and hearing how much effort she place in order to maintain her native language.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/short-film-showcase/meet-the-last-speaker-of-a-dying-language
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