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Movement aims to keep aboriginal languages alive


BY JAMIE KOMARNICKI, CALGARY HERALD OCTOBER 25, 2012

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Levi First Charger, left, and John Medeiros hold graphic novels translated
into the Blackfoot language.*Photograph by: *Leah Hennel , Calgary Herald

CALGARY — From his home in a desolate wasteland, many years from now, a
futuristic Blackfoot hunter travels back in time.

There, the hunter meets with a wise grandfather who teaches him the
traditional ways of fishing and farming, and the words of his native
tongue, to help ensure the young man’s survival when he journeys forward in
time back home.

The science-fiction story, written in both English and Blackfoot, is
contained in the pages of a graphic novel designed by the Urban Society for
Aboriginal Youth (USAY).

In a way, the book also tells the story of the Calgary agency’s own fight
to breathe new life into ancient ways — using edgy graphic novels to bridge
the gap between today’s young aboriginals and the language of their elders.


Read more:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Movement+aims+keep+aboriginal+languages+alive/7442745/story.html#ixzz2AL0fhBck
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