Roots and Stems Sealaska Heritage

In episode 7 of Roots and Stems, Lyndsey Brollini interviews members of the Juneau Sm’algya̱x Learners group Nancy Barnes, Alfie Price, Alex Roehl, and David Lang. The group talks about how they first formed, struggles and rewards of learning their Indigenous language, their language journeys, using online platforms to aid language learning, and future plans for the group.

In this episode of Roots & Stems, host Aklá Katrina Hotch revisits an interview from 2016 with SHI Tlingit Mentor Apprentice program participants X’aa L’éelk’w Tláa Gloria Wolfe and Shaag̱aaw Éesh Devlin Anderstrom of Yakutat. Gloria and Devlin share what they enjoy and the connections made through language.

In this special episode of Roots & Stems, Aklá, Sealaska Heritage's Katrina Hotch, shares her original song “Yee Tusix̱án," written as a reflection of the love we have for each other and strength through community. SHI invites others to perform their own versions of the song and share on social media with the hashtag #yeetusixhan.

In the fourth episode of Roots and Stems, Lyndsey Brollini interviews Patrick Werito, Diné, about how the Diné language is being taught in New Mexico through dual language, Western versus Indigenous approaches to education, and how we can change the culture around Indigenous languages.

In the third episode of Sealaska Heritage's Indigenous language revitalization podcast, Lyndsey Brollini interviews Drs. Kauanoe Kamanā and William Pila Wilson about how they helped revitalize the Hawaiian language, what obstacles they encountered along the way, and how they overcame those obstacles. Through their work revitalizing the Hawaiian language, Kamanā and Wilson became leaders in language revitalization in the United States, providing a model for other Indigenous groups to follow.

In the second episode of Sealaska Heritage's Indigenous language revitalization podcast, Lyndsey Brollini interviews Gulḵiihlgad Marianne Ignace and Nang Jáadaas Gudangáay Ḵ'íinganggang Susie Edwardson about Haida and Secwepemc language revitalization strategies.