Entry 5:
This is a cool example of what it looks like to digitize and record Indigenous culture for posterity. I’ve considered this idea in both of my Canvas discussions, but this video was the first time I’d actually seen an already-vanished culture’s language. I don’t believe that the language in the video was recorded with the community’s consent, but it makes me wonder about the tangible benefits that these projects bring. If an Indigenous culture has their language recorded and then stored away, does this digital recording bring any significance to that community? Or are these projects done out of guilt and for the feeling of white Canadians?
This question led me to finding this Ted Talk: