“When I die, I want to make sure that when my ancestors say to me: ‘Kia ora, nau mai, haere mai,’ I won’t say to them: ‘I’m sorry, but I can’t speak te reo.’” — Witi Ihimaera, on learning te reo at 80. #TeReo #TeReoMāori #Indigedon #LanguageReclamation #LanguageBack #Māori
https://e-tangata.co.nz/reo/witi-ihimaera-back-at-the-beginning/
in other news...
have y'all seen this yet? the kickstarter launched and has basically doubled it's goal
"Kun’tewiktuk: A Mi’kmaw Adventure is a fantasy adventure game inspired by Mi’kmaw legend and folklore. It takes place in Unama'ki ("Land of the Fog"), which is known today as Cape Breton Island, Canada. It chronicles the adventures of two young siblings Wasuek (pr. "wuz-a-wek", the Mi'kmaw word for "Flower") and her brother U'n (pr. "oon", the Mi'kmaw word for "Fog"). The siblings get separated one summer morning and they go on an adventure through the spirit world to reunite."
https://www.mikmawadventure.com/
#indiegame #videogame #LanguageBack #Mikmaw #native #indigenous
"Language is power" #quote
@IndigenousCreatives@woodpecker.social Some more hashtags I have seen or used: #RedDressDay, #RockYourMocs, #NAHM (aka #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth), #OrangeShirtDay, #NationalAboriginalDay, #IndigenousPeoplesDay, #NativesVote, #ProtectICWA, #DefendTheSacred, #HonorTheTreaties, #SovereigntyBack, #FoodSovereignty, #NAGPRA, #Repatriation, #IdleNoMore, #LanguageBack, #LanguageRevitalization, #Powwow, #Powwows, #StopDisenrollment
#LANDBACK
#WATERBACK
#MEDECINESBACK
#BUNDLESBACK
#CEREMONIESBACK
#COSMOLOGYBACK
#VALUESBACK
#LANGUAGEBACK
#COMMUNITYBACK
#CULTUREBACK
@StLuciaYoga #blackwomen #blackhair #melaninmagic #naturalhairjourney #naturalhairstyles #languageback #blackjoy #blackhistory #blackfuturity #blackmastodon #blackfediverse #blackfedi #blackfriday
Òrìṣà does not have an english translation #blackwomen #blackhair #melaninmagic #naturalhairjourney #naturalhairstyles #Orisa #languageback #blackjoy #blackhistory #blackfuturity #blackmastodon #blackfediverse #blackfedi #blackfriday
"European colonizers actively tried
to destroy the Indigenous culture
and replace it with their own.
Language was a part of this." #quote
"New moon on the spring equinox"
colonizers had to force
our ancestors
to think and perceive reality
in their language
in order for us
to accept
their vile ideology
Indigenous languages were the carriers of over 100,000 years
of collective knowledge
they were verb based
no illusions
no abstractions
no euphemisms
no obfuscation
leaves you with clear communication
"I think the english language
should be completely eliminated from the continent
because it has erased Indigenous ways of thinking" #quote
