Roots and Stems
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -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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Episodes
Tsimshian Language Revitalization with the Juneau Sm'algya̱x Learners Group
May 28, 2020 20:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBIn 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.
The Love for Learning Lingít with Gloria Wolfe and Devlin Anderstrom
April 10, 2020 20:00 - 16 minutes - 12.7 MBIn 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.
Yee Tusix̱án, a song in Lingít by Aklá
March 24, 2020 21:00 - 5 minutes - 7.13 MB“Yee Tusix̱án," an original song in Lingít (Tlingit language) by Aklá, Katrina Hotch Aklá x̱’ayáx̱ á Aklá x̱’ayáx̱ á “Yee Tusix̱án” kei gax̱tooshée! Góok! Aan yatx’u saani yee tusix̱án Aan yatx’u saani yee tusix̱án Hei ee yaa aa hei aa hei Hei ee yaa aa hei Ch’u yéi Aan yatx’u saani yee tusix̱án Aan yatx’u saani yee tusix̱án Hei ee yaa aa hei aa hei Hei ee yaa aa hei Ch’u yéi...
Diné (Navajo) Language Revitalization with Patrick Werito
March 18, 2020 20:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIn 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.
Native Hawaiian Language Revitalization with Kauanoe Kamanā and William Wilson
February 26, 2020 20:00 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBIn 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 ...
Haida and Secwepemc Language Revitalization with Gulḵiihlgad Marianne Ignace
February 12, 2020 23:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBIn 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.
Tlingit Language Revitalization with X̱'unei Lance Twitchell
January 28, 2020 20:45 - 35 minutes - 35.2 MBIn 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.