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Language is the cordage that binds us to our identities and connects us to deeper wells of knowledge and understanding. Across the world, Indigenous communities continue leading grassroots efforts to revitalize their languages using innovative technologies and creative teaching methods. Join us as we learn more about the work taking place in Northern California to raise new generations of Tolowa language speakers in A’-t’i’ Xwee-ghayt-nish (Still, We Live On).—
A’-t’i’ Xwee-ghayt-nish (Still, We Live On) (dir. Dave Jannetta, 2023)
With their language facing disuse, the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation is working against time to save it. Loren Me’-lash-ne Bommelyn, the last remaining fluent Tolowa speaker, leads the efforts to revitalize his language and culture with support from fellow Elders, knowledge keepers, ancestors, and tribal members.
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The Smithsonian’s Mother Tongue Film Festival celebrates cultural and language revitalization by showcasing films and filmmakers from around the world, highlighting the crucial role languages play in our daily lives.
The festival is a public program of Recovering Voices, a collaboration between Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of the American Indian, the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, and the Asian Pacific American Center.
Image credit: A’-t’i’ Xwee-ghayt-nish (Still, We Live On) (film still)
ACCESSIBILITY
All films are fully open captioned or subtitled in English. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024, United States,Washington D.C.
