Description

Overview:

Arlene Blackdeer, a language apprentice for the Hoocak Waaziija Haci Language Division of the Ho-Chunk Nation, shares her experience in her community's effort to bring back the Ho-Chunk language. The apprentice program pairs young people with elder native speakers to improve their language skills. These apprentices then go on to teach language classes in the schools and surrounding community. The story highlights the role of elders in the community in passing on cultural knowledge, and the language revitalization efforts currently under way.

Subject:

Arts and Humanities

Level:

Middle School, High School, College / Upper Division

Grades:

Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

Material Type:

Lecture, Primary Source

Author:

Wisconsin Media Lab

Provider:

Wisconsin Media Lab

Provider Set:

The Ways

Date Added:

04/24/2013