Emma Stevens, a high school student in Eskasoni, Cape Breton, sings a gorgeous rendition of classic McCartney track in her native language, Mi’kmaq, as part of an effort to bring awareness to the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages.
(Full Mi’kmaq lyrics on YouTube page)
“Wherever you live, indigenous peoples are your neighbors”
To hear more about why it’s important to keep indigenous languages alive, see the video below:
Indigenous people of southeast Pennsylvania:
One expression of genocide is destroying the language of a culture. Maintaining and reviving language is an important aspect of resisting cultural destruction and genocide!