>From the San Jose Mercury News, Monday November 7, 1994
"LEARNING ARAPAHO THE 'BAMBI' WAY"
The Walt Disney Co. and the Arapaho Nation, a Native American
tribe, said Thursday theey have joined to teach the tribe's dying language to
its children by translating the film "Bambi" into Arapaho.
Disney and the Arapaho Nation worked together to record "Bambi" in
Arapaho and distribute it throughout the tribe. It premiered in Lander,
Wyoming, Thursday night.
"Our language is fading and with it, a part of American history,"
said Stephen Greymorning, director of the Arapaho Language and Culture
Enrichment Program. "The youngest Arapaho fluent in the language is 43
years old."
We think that by offering (children) "Bambi" in our native
language, (it) will help inject some of our language back into our culture and
provide a resource for learning the language," he said.
Greymorning originally approached Roy Disney, vice chairman of the
Walt Disney Co. and the head of its animation division, about translating
"Bambi" into Arapaho. Thirty Arapaho tribe members, including 18 children,
were chosen to do the recording.
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