https://www.nfb.ca/film/to_wake_up_the_nakota_language/
An excellent video from PBS about being one of the last members of a language group. The interviewee discusses the connections between his language, his land, and his identity. Through this video, viewers can start to understand the perspectives of the members of the Nakota. It also features scenes of people learning the language and the efforts to keep the language alive. At only 6 minutes long, it is a good primer on the importance of language in indigenous communities. Featuring Armand McArthur of the Pheasant Rump first nation Southern Saskatchewan, it is a very personal look into the intersection of these issues.
“When you don’t know your language, you don’t know who you are.”
