Home / A Silent Language - Huron/Wendat: Finding Our Talk, Season 1
Catalogue Number: MUME50
Producer: Mushkeg Media Inc.
Producing Agencies: Mushkeg Media Inc.
Subject: First Nations Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Language Arts
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2001
Running Time: 22:00
A Silent Language - Huron/Wendat: Finding Our Talk, Season 1
This title is a part of the series Finding Our Talk, Season 1Catalogue Number: MUME50
Producer: Mushkeg Media Inc.
Producing Agencies: Mushkeg Media Inc.
Subject: First Nations Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Language Arts
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2001
Running Time: 22:00
The Huron language today survives primarily in hymns, religious texts, dictionaries and turn-of-the-century wax recordings - it is, to all extents and purposes, an extinct language. This episode looks at the historical roots of the language's demise, present-day efforts to re-kindle it in spoken form, and the cultural significance and implications of language as a ceremonial artefact.
The documentary series ‘Finding Our Talk’ celebrates the many Canadian and international individuals, communities and organizations that are reclaiming their Indigenous languages, culture, stories, and identity.