Revitalizing Endangered Languages - FINAL.mp4

In a recent study conducted by National Geographic, Interior Salish is a language family at the severe threat level for languages near extinction and one of the few hotspots of language endangerment across the world. The fact that Interior Salish spans several states and into international boarders with Canada makes language revitalization even more difficult.
"Revitalizing Endangered Languages" is a short film, directed by Jake LaMere, that reflects on the Interior Salish languages, culture, and stories through interviews with elders, teachers, and youth at the 2010 Celebrating Interior Salish Conference, in an effort to raise awareness of the importance to revitalize the Interior Salish language group.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Interior
• Salish
• languages;
• Secwepemc;
• St'at'imc;
• Nlaka'pamuc;
• Sinixt;
• Coeur
• D'Alene;
• Columbia-Moses;
• Okanagan;
• Flathead;
• Washington;
• Idaho;
• Montana;
• British
• Columbia;
• National
• Geographic;
• Language;
• Native
• American
• culture;
• Longhouse
• Media;
• self-expression;
• cultural
• preservation;
• social
• change;
• Okanogan

[westerner22]

This video is so encouraging for everyone who has similar dream about an endangered language! Please keep us informed. All good luck and energy!

[Dlb2216]

I am a teacher and learner of Puget Salish. I was so encouraged with this video.

[tiball358]

i am a descendant of the san poil colville confederated trides. i found some old books in the county liberary. in Kennewick wa. Please call them and tell them to referance those books! I tried in person. they hold our dying laungauge some are written over 100 years ago! words copied by the fryers and priests and jesuits of the day. some are catagorised by tribe and location. PLEASE CALL THE KENNEWICK WA PUBLIC LIBERARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tell them to stop checking these books out.

[ha7lhanemken]

My hands up to all of you for enabling others to keep your language alive. I am doing what I can to enable others to keep their language alive. I would like you to check out my effort with a youtube search on Counting_Beez. This was only possible because of good strong people who enabled me. OCM, Ha7thanimken

[bluwakpa]

Who is this bearded white guy claiming to be Native? lol

[thefunkyphantom69]

beautiful, my family is interior salish, i want to learn shuswap sooo bad!

[theskilled99]

this is so awesome!