Indigenous Language Revitalization | April Charlo | TEDxUMontana

Language is tightly integrated with how a culture integrates itself in the world - with values such as ownership defining how we talk about our relationships with each other and the natural world.
April is the Executive Director of Nkwusum Language Institute on the Salish, Kootenai, Flathead Indian Reservation. She teaches indigenous languages and has learned how cultural differences have evolved.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@stephanwilliams8082]

That is true what you observed. Because, it isn't just the words, it's the thinking that can also come up different. So, the thinking must be learnt at the same time or meaning will be lost.

puranga retana! so interesting... in tupian languages i'm studying, there's also no "ownership concepts". the uses of pronouns are analogous.

[@nancyvaldivia8089]

Settlers were bullies and pushed the people of turtle Island almost to Extinction and homeless.

[@troymcmorris643]

What a Powerful message .

[@thelittleannoyingguy1]

more than amazing lecture

[@biboonnang]

Gchi miigwech Anishinaabekwe 💪🏼🐢👍🏼Anishinaabemowin🐢👍🏼Miigwech Gichi Manidoo 🌝 for sending me to this KZbin video🤍💛♥️🖤💪🏼.

[@nancyvaldivia8089]

English language is a crooked and wishy washy, tricky words cuz if used in a simple way it's understandable.when used in more bigger and more vowels and consenants it's harder to understand ,yet it doesn't mean we can't learn it.we can.

[@IowaStrmChsr]

Just think what the world would be like if we all couldn’t use “My” with the natural world. I love this, but reality is another issue.

[@galilei7748]

Consider what you can infer from context: perhaps instead of saying "hand me my water" you could say "hand me the water". The current priority with endangered languages like these is to expand the speaker base and preserve as much of the original language as possible. Once it's healthy (I want to be optimistic), it makes more sense for changes to be implemented, or to evolve naturally to fit the needs of the new speakers.

[@scopesfn2100]

We are not like a clean slate upon birth!

[@keyb]

no u

[@user-id9bn1ic9v]

you’re correct, we do have some proto-language acquisition skills developed in the womb. it’s mostly prosody and intonation. however the majority of the phonetic/phonemic development happens after birth. meaning is gathered several months after birth. our values and beliefs aren’t developed until we can even sort of understand what’s happening around us.

[@colinfields2036]

No, MY bug

[@carlstillsmoking2883]

that kid who liked the bug is stinky and mean