FORT THOMAS, Ariz. — Sixteen kids bent over worksheets, laboriously writing out words in Ndee biyátiʹ — Apache — as their teacher recited them in English. "Scorpion," she said. Tsédag histasí.

Priscilla Lewis holds two newly-printed Apache children's books on June 30, 2023. With help from The Language Conservancy, a group focused on preserving endangered Indigenous languages, Lewis recorded ...