Poster - Our Words Are Ongoing: Preserving Indigenous Languages
Poster - Our Words Are Ongoing: Preserving Indigenous Languages
SKU:P799CW
Dimensions: 12 in x 18 in
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Onondaga language version
Indigenous peoples across the globe are working hard to preserve their languages, recognizing that “when the language goes is when the culture and traditions suffer a breakdown,” as noted by Onondaga clanmother Audrey Shenandoah. This poster uses the Onondaga language, the indigenous language of the region that Syracuse Cultural Workers calls home. The Onondaga are the Central Firekeepers of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
Available as a postcard.
Hal Cameron ©2018
*Also available in the Cree language here
The loss of Indigenous languages is not only a tragedy for them but for all of us. Their connection with the environment makes those languages encyclopedias of ecosystem health. The knowledge they hold must be preserved to help us all.