Module 1 Weblog # 1 (Al Davidson)
TSUUT’INA LANGUAGE
Description and Relevance
This site has been created by members of the Tsuut’ina First Nation to help preserve and protect a language that is considered to be an “extinct language”
Having a small number of Tsuut’ina students in our school prompted me to revisit this site during Module 1 discussions. It provides an exemplar for First Nations cultures attempting to use modern technology to bridge cultural divides and preserve language. This also provides food for thought when considered against the position of Howe, Craig, “Cyberspace is No Place for Tribalism,” Wicazo Sa Review (Fall, 1998), 19-27.
Links and Features
- This site includes a downloadable keyboard for Tsuut’ina characters as well as audio and video lessons.
- Links from this page are to other categories on the Tssut’ina main site including other relevant cultural and historical information that is being preserved through the use of technology.
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