Nuu-wee-ya’: Revitalizing an Indigenous Language
SPEAKER: Nick Viles
Nuu-wee-ya’: Revitalizing an Indigenous Language
SPEAKER: Nick Viles
Nuu-wee-ya’ is a Pacific Coast Athabaskan language spoken by many of the people who were removed to Coast (Siletz) Reservation beginning in the mid-1850s. Nick Viles, Traditional Arts Instructor at the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians will give a presentation on current efforts at revitalizing this indigenous language.
About the presenter
The Siletz Language and Traditional Arts program was established in 2003 to teach and promote use of the Siletz Athabaskan Language and Siletz Traditional Arts.
Winter 2025 Lectures at the Corvallis Museum
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