Language: Future History - Harnessing Knowledge, Season 1
Catalogue Number: RS0008
Producer: Redcloud Studios
Producing Agencies: Redcloud Studios
Subject: Canadian History, Canadian Social Studies, Documentary, First Nations Studies, History, Indigenous Issues, Indigenous Peoples, Language Arts, Social Sciences, Social Studies
Language: English
Grade Level: 6 - 8, 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2018
Running Time: 22:00
Hosts Kris and Sarain share their deep desire to know their language. They visit with Anishnaabe Language Consultant Gabe Desrosiers who talks about reclaiming the Creator’s language. At University of Toronto, they sit down with Visual Artist/Filmmaker Susan Blight, who co-founded Ogimaa Mikana, which aims to restore Anishnaabemowin place names to the streets of Toronto. Sarain and Kris travel to Wahta First Nation to meet Mohawk Language Instructor Ryan DeCaire who is leading the language revitalization movement in his community.
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