The Huron language today survives primarily in hymns, religious texts, dictionaries and turn-of-the-century wax recordings - it is, to all extents and purposes, an extinct language. This episode looks at the historical roots of the language’s demise, present-day efforts to rekindle it in spoken form, and the cultural significance and implications of language as a ceremonial artifact. (https://www.mushkeg.ca/fot_season_one.html#FOTS1)
Finding Our Talk examines the state of Aboriginal languages within Canada and celebrates the many individuals,
communities and organizations that are reclaiming their language, culture and stories.