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Roots and Stems, an Indigenous language podcast, explores ways to support and join language revitalization efforts. Hosted by Sealaska Heritage, an Alaska Native nonprofit organization, the podcast features interviews with those in the field sharing their experiences in language learning and community.

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    • May 28, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 7 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Roots and Stems

    Tsimshian Language Revitalization with the Juneau Sm'algya̱x Learners Group

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 53:26


    In episode 7 of Roots and Stems, Lyndsey Brollini interviews members of the Juneau Sm’algya̱x Learners group Nancy Barnes, Alfie Price, Alex Roehl, and David Lang. The group talks about how they first formed, struggles and rewards of learning their Indigenous language, their language journeys, using online platforms to aid language learning, and future plans for the group.

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    The Love for Learning Lingít with Gloria Wolfe and Devlin Anderstrom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 16:16


    In this episode of Roots & Stems, host Aklá Katrina Hotch revisits an interview from 2016 with SHI Tlingit Mentor Apprentice program participants X’aa L’éelk’w Tláa Gloria Wolfe and Shaag̱aaw Éesh Devlin Anderstrom of Yakutat. Gloria and Devlin share what they enjoy and the connections made through language.

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    Yee Tusix̱án, a song in Lingít by Aklá

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 5:06


    In this special episode of Roots & Stems, Aklá, Sealaska Heritage's Katrina Hotch, shares her original song “Yee Tusix̱án," written as a reflection of the love we have for each other and strength through community. SHI invites others to perform their own versions of the song and share on social media with the hashtag #yeetusixhan.

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    Diné (Navajo) Language Revitalization with Patrick Werito

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 32:49


    In the fourth episode of Roots and Stems, Lyndsey Brollini interviews Patrick Werito, Diné, about how the Diné language is being taught in New Mexico through dual language, Western versus Indigenous approaches to education, and how we can change the culture around Indigenous languages.

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    Native Hawaiian Language Revitalization with Kauanoe Kamanā and William Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 46:24


    In the third episode of Sealaska Heritage's Indigenous language revitalization podcast, Lyndsey Brollini interviews Drs. Kauanoe Kamanā and William Pila Wilson about how they helped revitalize the Hawaiian language, what obstacles they encountered along the way, and how they overcame those obstacles. Through their work revitalizing the Hawaiian language, Kamanā and Wilson became leaders in language revitalization in the United States, providing a model for other Indigenous groups to follow.

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    Haida and Secwepemc Language Revitalization with Gulḵiihlgad Marianne Ignace

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 30:12


    In the second episode of Sealaska Heritage's Indigenous language revitalization podcast, Lyndsey Brollini interviews Gulḵiihlgad Marianne Ignace and Nang Jáadaas Gudangáay Ḵ'íinganggang Susie Edwardson about Haida and Secwepemc language revitalization strategies.

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    Tlingit Language Revitalization with X̱'unei Lance Twitchell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 35:42


    In the first episode of Sealaska Heritage's new language podcast, Aklá Katrina Hotch interviews X̱'unei Lance Twitchell about the beginning of his language journey and revitalizing Lingít Yoo X̱'atángi - the Tlingit language.

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