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This month kicks off the United Nations International Decade of Indigenous Languages. The declaration aims to raise global awareness of the importance of language and to improve resources, especially for languages most in danger of being lost. To mark the occasion the First Nations Development Institute released its report highlighting the importance of immersion programs.
Guests:
Anna Luisa Daigneault (Peruvian and French Canadian descent) – program director at Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages
Howard Paden (Cherokee) – executive director at the Cherokee Nation Department of the Cherokee Language
Chaney Bell (Séliš & Ql̓ispé enrolled member of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes) – Salish language coordinator with the Séliš-Ql̓ispé Culture Committee of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes and co-founder/board chair Nk̓ʷusm Salish Language School
Break 1 music: Canoe Song (song) Chenoa (artist) Spirit of Salishan (album)
Break 2 music: Four Two-Step Songs (song) Pyawasits, Silas & Webster (artist) Wild Rice: Songs From The Menominee (album)
