Without language, there would be no past, no history or genealogy, and no culture. Language directs, informs, expresses us and makes us and our communities who we are. Pioneer Genealogical Society will explore this perspective Monday, May 6, 7 pm at the Ponca City Library. Of the 500 known Native American languages, only 245 exist today. 65 are extinct, 75 are almost gone (with only a few elderly…