The Native Tongue

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Short / Documentary
Canada, 2015, 13 min

Directed by:

Jeanette Many Guns

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The Blackfoot language had been passed down from elders and parents to their youth for generations. With the introduction of the residential school system, much of this heritage has been lost. As the survival of the Blackfoot language becomes threatened, The Native Tongue examines the importance of both young and old involvement in preserving a culture and reviving a native tongue that once thrived throughout the Siksika reserve. (Big Sky Documentary Film Festival)

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