Recording Kawaiisu
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Following a century of loss, the Kawaiisu people of Central California have held on to their language, one of the few aspects of their culture that remain intact. Now, with only two fluent speakers remaining, Julie Girado Turner has spent the last 16 years documenting the language that lives within her elderly father and aunt so that it may be passed on and learned by others.
Director: Adam Loften
Producer: Global Oneness Project
2020 | 16 min
USA
Languages: English, Kawaiisu
Subtitles: English
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