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Which choice most logically completes the text? Indigenous cultures possess unique knowledge of the medicinal uses of plants. According to a 2021 study, 73 percent of the medicinal uses of plants native to North America are reflected in the vocabulary of a single Indigenous language. However, as more a nd more Indigenous people exclusively speak a globally dominant language, such as English, their ancestral languages fade from daily use. These facts lend added importance to tribal nations' efforts to preserve their languages. By ensuring the continued use of Cherokee, Ojibwe, and the hundreds of other Indigenous languages in what is now the United States, tribal nations are also ______
- 1increasing the number of medicinal plants represented in the vocabularies of Indigenous languages.
- 2transmitting terms for medicinal plants from Indigenous languages to globally dominant languages.
- 3preserving knowledge about the medicinal value of plants native to the tribal nations' land s.✓
- 4ensuring that citizens of tribal nations have physical access to medicinal p lants.
Correct answer
preserving knowledge about the medicinal value of plants native to the tribal nations' land s.
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