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The hidden history of “Hand Talk”
Have you heard of Plains Indian Sign Language (PISL)? Neither had we. As one of the first signing languages, PISL was created out of necessity to communicate between tribes who didn’t share a common verbal language. Not surprisingly, PISL was forcefully stripped away, losing the language and its history. Through resilience, the language lives today through a few. Hear more about PISL and the few who are keeping this language alive.
@geecheegodess
Akua Page is a language activist using Tik Tok to preserve, uplift, and educate on Gullah Geechee, an endangered creole language spoken in the coastal areas of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Check out this video to learn more about Akua and Gullah Geechee.
Sak Tzevul
Rock music is made to break barriers and question society, which is precisely what Sak Tzevul does. The band from Mexico started as a way to empower and push back against the extinction of Tzotzil—the indigenous Maya language. Taking a stand against Spanish being the dominant and valued language, offering empowerment to others to use and feel proud of Tzotzi . Listen to their hit song, Sts’umbeyel ta yo’ otan skolel alnich’an- “Raices y alas”

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