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Words of the elders saving aboriginal languages Cover Image DVD DVD

Words of the elders [videorecording (DVD)] : saving aboriginal languages / CBC.

McCue, Duncan. (Added Author). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author).

Summary:

Duncan McCue profiles one native community's struggle to preserve indigenous language. Profiles Arvid Charlie, one of the last generation raised speaking Hul'qumi'num, the Coast Salish language spoken by the Cowichan people in British Columbia.

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  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (14 min.) : digital, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in (DVD)
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: Toronto : CBC Learning, c2009.

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General Note:
Originally broadcast on CBC's television program The National.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Written by Duncan McCue ; producer, Sujata Berry ; editor, Michelle Billman.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Duncan McCue.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Restrictions: Licensed for use within the Selkirk College region only.
Language Note:
Close captioned.

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Subject: Hul'qumi'num Indians.
Elders (Native peoples) > British Columbia.
Salish language > Dialects.
Coast Salish Indians > Languages > Dialects.
Indians of North America > British Columbia > Languages > Dialects.
Cowichan languages > British Columbia.
Endangered languages > British Columbia.
Indians of North America > Languages > Revival.
Native peoples > British Columbia > Languages.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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