Listen to Speakers

“In my experience, the language creates a behaviour of respectfulness and reciprocity and carefulness and kindness.”

– Khelsilem

Listen to how speakers tell (in English) how their Indigenous language sees the world differently, and learn more about how knowledge and culture is embodied within language.

Brian Maracle
Kenyen’keha/Mohawk

Some ways Kenyen’keha/Mohawk and English differ
4:22

Dr. Mique’l Dangeli
Sm’algyax / Tsimshian

Language, verbs and heart
2:12

Art Napoleon
Cree

Cree words that don’t exist in English
1:29

Marianne Nicolson
Kwak’wala

Kwak’wala directions: land, language and cosmologies / verbs vs. nouns and objectifying the world / the importance of language diversity
13:34

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