Forced assimilation and the violence of settler colonialism were cataclysmic to the use and preservation of Indigenous languages. Concerted efforts were directly aimed at severing the sacred thread of interconnectedness between spoken word and culture. Nevertheless, Indigenous languages have persevered, but not without significant challenges.

This presentation explores the continuance, recovery, and celebration of ancestral languages and the creative ways Indigenous artists are keeping these cultural traditions alive.

Presenter

Silvermoon LaRose, Assistant Director, Tomaquag Museum, Exeter, RI

Host

Dottie Morris, Associate Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, Keene State College, Keene, NH