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Xaad Kíl Xíinangaagang!: Origins Overview
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Sunday, July 19, 2009. Aadas came to present day Alaska from what is now the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia, Canada. From Masset. On Graham Island, they headed north across Dixon Entrance. They landed somewhere around Cape Muzon at the southern tip of Dall Island. This area is now known as "Kaigani" and the X. Aadas in Alaska are known as "Kaigani Haida". Some X. Aadas settled on islands of the Cordova Bay area, thus the villages of Howkan, Klinkwan, and Sukkwan. The Blog According To Rick.
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Xaad Kíl Xíinangaagang!: August 2009
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Thursday, August 20, 2009. Hundreds of languages all over the world near extinction. The Haida language, X. Aad kil, is one of them. However, the X. Aadas (Haida people) still have some fluent elder speakers and young kids continue to learn X. Erma Lawrence (96) helps Benjamin Young (22) with X. Though perhaps near the brink, X. Thus the title and inspiration for my short documentary. The movie will be a message in a bottle, a postcard from the X. Aadas culture- we are here! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Xaad Kíl Xíinangaagang!: March 2010
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Today, the Irish culture gets celebrated all over the world. Today's post has its title in the Irish language (Gaeilge, Gaelic). In the photo above, we see a door inside the carving shed at Hydaburg, Alaska- a celebration of the Haida ( X. Aadas) culture. The carvers have taped examples of the Haida language, X. Aad kil, on this door- and all around the building- to help them learn and to keep their endangered Native language alive.
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Xaad Kíl Xíinangaagang!: Xaadas Guusuu Xaad Kil
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Aad kil (Haida language) is the language spoken by the X. Aadas (Haida people). "Guusuu" means "speak". So, X. Aad kil. ("Hod-oss goosoo Hod kill"). In Alaska, we have the Kaigani X. Aadas, living in the villages of Hydaburg and Kasaan on Prince of Wales Island. My dad and his family grew up in Kasaan. My great-grandfather was born in Karta Bay, though the permanent village was Gasa'aan, what is now considered "Old Kasaan". My interest in documenting and learning X.
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Xaad Kíl Xíinangaagang!: July 2009
http://haidalives.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html
Sunday, July 19, 2009. Aadas came to present day Alaska from what is now the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia, Canada. From Masset. On Graham Island, they headed north across Dixon Entrance. They landed somewhere around Cape Muzon at the southern tip of Dall Island. This area is now known as "Kaigani" and the X. Aadas in Alaska are known as "Kaigani Haida". Some X. Aadas settled on islands of the Cordova Bay area, thus the villages of Howkan, Klinkwan, and Sukkwan. Wednesday, July 15, 2009.
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Xaad Kíl Xíinangaagang!: Lá Fhéile Pádraig
http://haidalives.blogspot.com/2010/03/la-fheile-padraig.html
Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Today, the Irish culture gets celebrated all over the world. Today's post has its title in the Irish language (Gaeilge, Gaelic). In the photo above, we see a door inside the carving shed at Hydaburg, Alaska- a celebration of the Haida ( X. Aadas) culture. The carvers have taped examples of the Haida language, X. Aad kil, on this door- and all around the building- to help them learn and to keep their endangered Native language alive.
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Xaad Kíl Xíinangaagang!: Movie Overview
http://haidalives.blogspot.com/2009/08/movie-overview.html
Thursday, August 20, 2009. Hundreds of languages all over the world near extinction. The Haida language, X. Aad kil, is one of them. However, the X. Aadas (Haida people) still have some fluent elder speakers and young kids continue to learn X. Erma Lawrence (96) helps Benjamin Young (22) with X. Though perhaps near the brink, X. Thus the title and inspiration for my short documentary. The movie will be a message in a bottle, a postcard from the X. Aadas culture- we are here! The Blog According To Rick.