The race to extract an Indigenous language from its last lucid speaker

I mean, with any culture, an academic coming to collect information that is not also participating in the culture/instantly making said information digestible and available to that culture is inherently extractive. Even then, sometimes it’s still extractive because it’s being utilized in an institution that is actively trying to make sure marginalized communities are unable to succeed. Academia can be horrifying and complex even when it’s attempting to do good. It’s worthy recognizing something is extractive to make sure we’re always trying to do better for Indigenous communities.

‘elicit’ would definitely have been the better word.