Dr Lindsay Morcom (Ardoch Algonquin First Nation) is a linguist and researcher of aboriginal languages and teaching. She works actively in language revitalisation techniques and advocates for decolonising education. Indigenous languages hold knowledge, histories & ways of thinking about their lands and culture that do not easily translate into western vocabularies and, as hundreds of languages die out every year, people like Lindsay work to make sure they are received by their heirs.   

0:00 Introduction to Lindsay 

5:07 Urban language revitalisation 

12:46 How do you think First Nation Canadians feel about their language? 

19:06 Can we have true direct synonyms or translations? 

25:42 Isolate languages 

28:19 Reconstructing languages 

33:24 Lindsay's approach to revitalising & teaching languages 

42:00 How are indigenous languages changing & updating?  

44:10 Lindsay's latest research  

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Refs & Links:  

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