Wrong language in Dashboard

Whenever Dashboard is opened on my computer, it comes up in the wrong language. Even when I am browsing through widgets to download off of Apple.com, they still show up in another language. I can't figure out how to change the setting. It's fine in all my other apps, so I can't figure out what's going on.
iBook G3 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

mmsomekid,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Go to System Preferences...>International>Language>Languages: Drag languages into the order you prefer for use in application menus, dialogs, and sorting.
You may also have to "Edit List..."
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