Broadcasting: RadPed

[Mia Kalish]

I would like to propose a radical pedagogy of language revitalization. 

 

You know how “experts” are always saying X language could be extinct in Y
generations, setting up a situation for a self-fulfilling prophecy? 

 

I think we need to replace these experts with People who talk about how
languages are living. . . and how technology in the hands of people who care
is helping them. I think we need new experts.  I’m going to borrow the word
naataanii from Diné Bizaad. Sorry it’s not spelled correctly. It means
leader . . . A Radical Pedagogy of New Leaders for Language Revitalization.
:-) 

 

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From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [mailto:ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU]
On Behalf Of phil cash cash
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 11:38 AM
To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: [ILAT] Broadcasting In Cherokee (fwd)

 

Broadcasting In Cherokee
http://www.kotv.com/main/home/stories.asp?whichpage=1&id=100301

A Tahlequah radio station is trying to help preserve an endangered piece of
Native American culture. 

Experts say the Cherokee language could be extinct in two generations.
Tahlequah's KTLQ is trying to keep it alive. 

Thursday, Dennis Sixkiller and David Scott called the Sequoyah High School's
state championship quarterfinal game in Cherokee. 

Basketball fan BJ Frogg: "it’s very important to keep our language alive
cause once your language is gone, it’s gone.” 

Jim Trickett with KEOK: "we have a lot of people that still speak the
Cherokee language and it gives them a chance to hear the ball games, they
may not understand English, they understand Cherokee." 

Announcer David Scott says there aren't Cherokee words for some basketball
terms, so they have to improvise. For three pointers, they use the Cherokee
word for the number three. And for coach, they use the Cherokee word for
leader.

Created: 3/10/2006
Updated: 3/10/2006 10:24:01 AM 

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