Langscape 8 Archives - Page 3 of 3

Jul 17 2019

Lessons of the Maasai Warriors (Morani)

By Akshara Sangiorgio

Story by Edna Kilusu (Tanzanian Maasai), age 19 My aunt surrounded by some of my cousins — the audience for her nightly stories. Photo: Orkeeswa School, 2017 “Do not come back after…

Jul 10 2019

Love0

Our Children Are Our Hope and Future: Reflections of a W̱SÁNEĆ Language Apprentice Turned Language Immersion Teacher

By Robert Wiltzen

Story by SX̱EDŦELISIYE (Renee Sampson, W̱SÁNEĆ, age 37), with an introduction by Luisa Maffi, Editor of Langscape Magazine, Co-founder and Director, Terralingua W̱SÁNEĆ immersion camp on the land at W̱ENNÁNEĆ…

Jul 03 2019

Love0

Learning Our Language Is Like Learning to See in Full Color: An Interview with Gisèle Maria Martin (Tla-o-qui-aht)

By Robert Wiltzen

Interview by Luisa Maffi, Editor of Langscape Magazine, Co-founder and Director, Terralingua Gisèle Maria Martin, Tla-o-qui-aht (left) with the other two participants in the Indigenous youth panel at the HELISET…

Jun 27 2019

Love0

On Being a Chain Link Toward a Stronger Future: An Interview with Skil Jaadee White (Haida, age 24)

By Robert Wiltzen

Interview by Luisa Maffi, Editor of Langscape Magazine, Co-founder and Director, Terralingua Skil Jaadee White, Haida (center) with the other two participants in the Indigenous youth panel at the HELISET…

Jun 20 2019

Love0

It Takes a Community to Raise a Speaker: An Interview with Jordan Brant (Mohawk, age 29)

By Robert Wiltzen

Interview by Luisa Maffi, Editor of Langscape Magazine, Co-founder and Director, Terralingua Jordan Brant, Mohawk (right) with the other two participants in the Indigenous youth panel at the HELISET TŦE…

Jun 13 2019

Love0

Speaking Our Identity

By Robert Wiltzen

Story by Hellen Losapicho, age 34, El Molo (Kenya), and Magella Hassan Lenatiyama, age 35, El Molo (Kenya) Documenting the traditional methods used by El Molo fishermen on Lake Turkana.…

Jun 06 2019

Love0

Cristina Calderón: Memories of My Yagan Grandmother

By Robert Wiltzen

by Cristina Zárraga (Yagan, Chile) Landscape of Bahía Mejillones, Onaašáka (Beagle Channel). Photo: Oliver Vogel, 2014 “I was born in Róbalo, on the 24th of May. And they say, so…

May 29 2019

Love0

Learning to Write Our Native Language: The Nepalbhasa Ranjana Script of Nepal

By Robert Wiltzen

Story by Manju Maharjan and Yuvash Vaidya (Newar, Nepal), ages 23 and 28 Pavitra Kasaa, a member of the Institute of Nepal Epigraphy, and the author, Manju Maharjan, discussing Kutakshar…

May 22 2019

Love0

My Missing Tongue

By Robert Wiltzen

Story by Abraham Ofori-Henaku, age 21, Akan (Ghana) That's me. A bright-looking lad with marvelous abilities to dance, sing, write, and speak eloquently, but my regret stems from my inability to…

Apr 15 2019

Love0