Taanshi, Earl and Richard,<br><br>I am excited to hear how you are using music to express and teach your languages! I have a friend speaks Cree and teaches the language--Laura Burnof. She sings and has made a recording of songs for children in Cree. <br>
<br>Also, since you have heard of Kashtin, I wonder if you have heard of Carl Quinn? He is a Cree man from the Saddle Lake Reserve in Alberta Canada. Quite an artist and visionary! Not everyone may like his music, but he sings in Cree and is a talented musician. Take a listen and read more about him at<br>
<a href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/carlquinn">http://cdbaby.com/cd/carlquinn</a><br><br>By the way, I am teaching myself how to play guitar (country?!) and am starting to sing in Michif, my langauge. You guys are an inspiration to me!<br>
<br>Eekoshi pitamaa. That's all for now!<br>Heather<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/5/27 Earl Otchingwanigan <<a href="mailto:wiigwaas@msn.com">wiigwaas@msn.com</a>>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div>Greetings Richard: Appreciate your confirming comments
and extending the point as to what others have contributed to the
music side of learning and revitalizing/retaining language ---- I'm sure there
are many other unsung [pardon the pun], native peoples out there
contributing to this almost under-rated way of learning; kudos to them
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<div><br></div><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 14px;">tižamęh Earl<br><br>i agree totally <br>"Kashtin" is
one of my favorite groups,(not sure they are still
together,though.)<br> blending contemporary instruments/universal themes
yet expressed in indigenous language.<br><br>Using music to teach kids
language just can't be underemphasized either.<br>I have a bag full of fun and
silly songs I've composed in the Wyandot language<br>that i use for teaching
pronunciation, grammar, numbers, animals, etc...<br>all original tunes but
sung with traditional waterdrum and handshakers.<br><br>Songs enter and
somehow bi-pass alot of "dangerous intersections" of the mind<br>Wish more
teachers understood this...it would have helped me alot as a
youth<br><br>-Richard <br>Wyandotte, Oklahoma<br><br><br><br>On 5/27/08 10:57
AM, "Earl Otchingwanigan" <<a href="mailto:wiigwaas@MSN.COM" target="_blank">wiigwaas@MSN.COM</a>>
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<blockquote><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Appreciate the good post ----a great and exciting
idea as it may help inspire young people to further invest interest in their
language using music whether traditional or via <i>loan music </i>and
<i>non-traditional instruments, </i>besides it's just plain fun stuff to do
---- but it should be noted though, various native people have been doing
this very same thing for sometime, including myself ---- I have for some 25
or 30 years now, been using my native language in jazz and pop genre
performing with a non-traditional musical instrument. Cheers, Earl
Otchingwanigan<br></span></font>
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AM<br> <br><b>Subject:</b> [ILAT] Mohawk language goes country
(fwd link)<br> <br><br>Mohawk language goes country<br><br>Ontario,
CA<br>Posted By Michael Peeling<br><br>The Mohawk language is making
its mark on country music.<br><br>Margaret Peters, a language
curriculum specialist with the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk<br>Board of
Education, has taken her efforts to keep the Mohawk language alive
to<br>another level by directing her students through the process of
creating a music<br>video.<br><br>The choice of song, "Jackson" by
Johnny and June Carter-Cash, was inspired by<br>Teddy Peters', Margaret's
husband, and his hobby of translating country songs<br>into
Mohawk.<br><br>Access full article below:<br><a title="http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1045097" href="http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1045097" target="_blank">http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1045097</a><br>
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