We Are Still Here

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We Are Still Here

July 8, 2011

In this documentary, filmmakers Matt Leach and Sterlin Harjo explore the rare language of the Yuchi and the attempts being made to revive the ancient tongue. The film recently screened at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. as part of the program “Celebrating Native American Language Revitalization in Film” which was a pre-summit event for the 2011 National Native Language Revitalization Summit.

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http://www.nativelanguageproject.com/language-education/we-are-still-here/ We Are Still Here | Native Language Project

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http://www.facebook.com/chimchim237 Carlos Moreno

i linked this from my website, http://www.nativelanguageproject.com/ …i would very much like to share w/ you guys what i am wanting to do w/ native language project. see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ2Vt_G2WXg
http://twitter.com/leighpod52 Leigh Podgorski

visit http://www.violethillsproductions.com WE ARE STILL HERE: the story of Katherine Siva Saubel and the Cahuilla Indians of Southern California. Mrs. Saubel wrote the Cahuilla disctionary, preserved her culture.
Anonymous

Great to be back in Sapulpa. Sad, however, to hear Yucci-speaking kids punished for speaking their own language in public schools ( presumably in Oklahoma).
I’ve heard same story here in New Mexico from Spanish-speaking kids speaking their first language in school – this kind of injury scars the psyche for years. Happy for current revitalization of your language.
Getting it documented via audio guarantees it’s everlasting life, at least.
http://thislandpress.com/01/21/2012/meet-sterlin-harjo/ MEET: Sterlin Harjo | This Land Press

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