Surviving Sounds of Haida

A few of the remaining Haida elders from Kasaan, Alaska offer some of the surviving sounds of their endangered language.

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Education

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• nonprofit
• endangered
• language
• Alaska
• Native
• American
• humanities
• history
• culture

[gorkiisnear]

WHICH VIDEO EDITOR did you use for this?

[KasaanHaida]

@gorkiisnear

Editing System = Final Cut Pro

[selfoasis]

thanks for this awesome video. :)

[OwenAlexcee93]

Very nice, especially the song. "How great thou art"

[dinnae]

I remember first hearing this language on Encarta Encyclopedia '95.

It's a shame most native American languages are on the verge of extinction.

[fsa369]

There can be no a doubt that Haida language must be the most difficult language to learn... It's really fascinating the sounds that they can do! Only natives may pronouce those words!

[WZZUcruu]

Nani was the most wonderful woman in this World. I will miss her dearly and feel blessed that she was in my life.

[Melodyktn]

Rest in peace Erma, so sad to learn that another of our great ladies passed away Feb 2, 2011 at 98. I also miss my Mother in Law Harriet, who is also in this video and has passed on. It's hard to see the elders leaving us.

[kitsilanoband]

In '77 the title Tgaa Kuum X'nangs, Nux Skidegate, across from the Eagles of Naikoon, God's wife from 1965, to Kitsilano.

Mayan predict the end of time for 2012, signalling the higher prophecy of Matthew 24, the shortening of the time by God's promised return..

Haida are first on Earth, in right of inheritance of the Female Entitlement, the Dene are second, and the Kitksan are the Kgekatl, the third Title in the Male.

See YouTube video; God is a rolling stone

[Melodyktn]

I enjoyed watching this again. I really miss Harriet, and I've always loved Erma's singing. Lee Kadinger at the college told me in April that they were getting ready to print a Haida dictionary. I'd think it would be done by now possibly. So glad that they are doing that.