Karuk: Language of a River

Walking along the Klamath River in Northern California, Phil Albers reflects on the Karuk language and the ancestral land of the Karuk people that surrounds it.
This film premiered in the fifth issue of Emergence Magazine on "Language" as part of the six-part multimedia story “Language Keepers” which follows four Indigenous communities in California who are working to revitalize their languages. emergencemagaz...
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[@MarisolDaCamara]

Thank you Phil. Beautiful video.

[@countrygirl3022]

Love love this!!! Thank you for sharing!! My grandmother was born on the forks of that river, so I completely feel this & it resonates in me🔆

[@efo1358]

Californians and many People of Californians! Wintun! 🤙❤️

[@twobluebirds]

I hear Violets voice in you ...beautiful .....and important. Thank you Phil

[@mariahrfordays1988]

So blessed to live along this stretch of river and be immersed in the culture. I wish the language was more widely spoken..

[@gerrybrownlee3217]

Love this Thank you for your sharing your story was so relevant for me.

[@thenomad4606]

Wow. Amazing. I didn't know about the Karuk people before.

[@edmonddantes4724]

I am descendant of Karuk tribal Member

[@Smokeymm]

Yootva arrahii .. aavansa naa (so happy) I got to chuupti xaru uum... I think I'm spelling that incorrect but hope you know what I mean

[@NeiJiaQuanBook]

Klamath is beautiful country

[@judiarmbruster5829]

My Grand was sent to Chimawa in Oregon where she lost her hand to a mandible while working in the school's laundry - she was 12 years old. Her name was Elizabeth Frasier Brannan

[@gwen7406]

Yôotva! 🙌🏽👏🏽

[@shanechostetler9997]

I have only heard of the Karluk river on Kodiak Island.

[@edmonddantes4724]

My Grandfather would not teach me our native language because of this very white man threat

[@bevsputler5455]

What was your grandma's name...what was the name of the creek? Lived in Hornbrook, CA 1974 knew the Thomm family & met gramma Trip was an amazing time!

[@kaylaecm]

vura yav nanni arrara yootva

[@sheilamichaelcasey2721]

Ayukii Phil

[@kaylaecm]

vura yav nanni arrara yootva