02.07.2019 - 02.07.2019

Native Spirit Foundation — Haida film: SGaawaay Ḵ’uuna (Edge of the Knife)

Europe and North America / / Leeds
Hyde Park Picture House, 73 Brudenell Rd, Leeds, LS6 1JD

Film screening following annual Leeds University Endangered Languages workshop 'Endangered languages and ecosystems: Threats and opportunities' Edge of the Knife is a 2018 Canadian drama film co-directed by Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown. It is the first feature film spoken only in dialects of the Haida language. Set in 19th-century Haida Gwaii, it tells the classic Haida story of the traumatized and stranded man transformed to Gaagiixiid, the wildman.
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22.02.2019 - 22.02.2019

Land Acknowledgements Panel Discussion

Europe and North America / / Fairbanks
Morris Thompson Cultural Center

FAIRBANKS, AK – On Friday, February 22 at 6:30 pm at the Morris Thompson Center a group of local organizations will kick off a year-long series of programs about Alaska Native languages. Denakkanaaga, Doyon Foundation, the Morris Thompson Center, Tanana Chiefs Conference Cultural Programs, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Alaska Native Language Center are […]
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15.02.2019 - 15.02.2019

“On the tip of the tongue” documentary screening – Eyak People

Europe and North America / / Anchorage
ZJ Loussac Library - 3600 Denali St, Anchorage, AK 99503, USA

"On the tip of the tongue" documentary (52' - 2018) Six years ago, Vincent Bonnay, a french filmmaker started the documentation process as Eyaks began to reconnect and strategize together as a community. “SUR LE BOUT DE LA LANGUE” or “ON THE TIP OF THE TONGUE” is a result of this important work, telling the story of the encounter between the Eyak people and the young french linguist, Guillaume Leduey.
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31.01.2019 - 31.01.2019

“On the tip of the tongue” documentary screening – Eyak People

Europe and North America / / Cordova
Cordova Center - 601 1st St, Cordova, AK 99574, USA

"On the tip of the tongue" documentary (52' - 2018) Six years ago, Vincent Bonnay, a french filmmaker started the documentation process as Eyaks began to reconnect and strategize together as a community. “SUR LE BOUT DE LA LANGUE” or “ON THE TIP OF THE TONGUE” is a result of this important work, telling the story of the encounter between the Eyak people and the young french linguist, Guillaume Leduey.
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