[BCMA] New Exhibition - That which makes us Haida - the Haida Language

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That which makes us Haida ­ the Haida Language
March 29 to September 9, 2012
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Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, 639 Hornby Street, Vancouver
Regular Gallery Admission:
Adults $10, Senior/Student $7, Youth/Child $5 (plus HST)
Members FREE

That which makes us Haida - the Haida Language documents the last remaining
fluent speakers of the Haida language and explores the three remaining
dialects found in Alaska, Old Massett and Skidegate through portraits taken
by Vancouver-based Farah Nosh over the past eight years and interviews with
the last fluent speakers in these communities. These men and women (the
youngest is now 65 years old), who grew up with active, fluent speakers in
their homes, are working hard to save this linguistic isolate from
extinction by teaching in schools, creating a written orthography and orally
documenting all the words they know. The elders tell deeply compelling
stories of how the language has influenced their relationships to the land
and sea.

A full-colour exhibition catalogue, with a foreward by renowned
anthropologist Wade Davis, and a CD accompanies the exhibition (Haida Gwaii
Museum Press). 
Originated and presented by the Haida Gwaii Museum at Kay Llnagaay and seven
years in the making, the exhibition is curated by Haida speakers Jusquan,
Amanda Bedard and Jisgang, Nika Collison in collaboration with the language
programs of Alaska and Haida Gwaii. It aims to inspire critical thinking
around what a language is, what it means to a people, and why Haida people
must keep their language alive.
Monthly public programming highlights include talks by: co-curators Jisgang,
Nika Collison and Jusquan, Amanda Bedard, as well as Severn Cullis-Suzuki,
Kwakwaka¹wakw linguist and artist Marianne Nicolson, and others.


Flyer Attached.


Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
639 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 2G3
T  604.682.3455 ext 223
F  604.682.3310
www.billreidgallery.ca

Gallery Hours: Wed ­ Sun, 11am ­ 5pm

Feature Exhibition: That which makes us Haida ­ the Haida Language opens
March 29, 2012

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The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is an initiative of the Bill
Reid 
Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization.
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