I love this. Im from the bay area and honestly had no idea of any native american culture in California. My family is originally from Mexico and we have strong indigenous roots. I love learning about my native roots and Ive been picking up on some of the Maya language because my grandfather was from Yucatan Mexico where he spoke Maya as a kid but as he grew spanish was the more "important language" there was also alot of discrimination against those who spoke indigenous languages. Its a beautiful thing to see you guys preserving your langauge and culture. We are all one people, indigenous people from California to Yucatan, and this whole continent!
Same story here too. Also Bay Area and I am part Mexican, my great grandma was Apache, but they fled to Mexico. They lived back and forth between Mexico and Gila County in Arizona. They moved here to Mendocino County in 1930's or something like that. I just know my family has been in the redwoods for several generations now. I am only now really learning about the Native culture around here. Wish I knew about it, but I grew up in the East and North Bay Area and never really heard much about it. I love the redwoods more than any place on earth and so now I really want to learn about the native people here.
I am Evelyn’s parent. As a white person, I was concerned about cultural appropriation. When Evelyn said she wanted to learn Yurok I required that the teacher be a member of the tribe, that the tribe approved of that teaching program, and that no native student be excluded because she was occupying a seat in that class.
Cultural appropriation is just you trying to have the moral high ground, every culture would rather you learn about it and take part than discourage yourself and others for taking part of learning because of skin color , culture, or religion
The value of a public education system= preserving culture.
I love this. Im from the bay area and honestly had no idea of any native american culture in California. My family is originally from Mexico and we have strong indigenous roots. I love learning about my native roots and Ive been picking up on some of the Maya language because my grandfather was from Yucatan Mexico where he spoke Maya as a kid but as he grew spanish was the more "important language" there was also alot of discrimination against those who spoke indigenous languages. Its a beautiful thing to see you guys preserving your langauge and culture. We are all one people, indigenous people from California to Yucatan, and this whole continent!
Same story here too. Also Bay Area and I am part Mexican, my great grandma was Apache, but they fled to Mexico. They lived back and forth between Mexico and Gila County in Arizona. They moved here to Mendocino County in 1930's or something like that. I just know my family has been in the redwoods for several generations now. I am only now really learning about the Native culture around here. Wish I knew about it, but I grew up in the East and North Bay Area and never really heard much about it. I love the redwoods more than any place on earth and so now I really want to learn about the native people here.
This is amazing. As a Yurok native I wish it was an option when I was in high school in Mckinleyville.
Yurok isn’t a foreign language. I’m Karuk and my our language also isn’t foreign.
Great video!
I would love to live on the Rez and learn long termlly
I am Evelyn’s parent. As a white person, I was concerned about cultural appropriation. When Evelyn said she wanted to learn Yurok I required that the teacher be a member of the tribe, that the tribe approved of that teaching program, and that no native student be excluded because she was occupying a seat in that class.
Lol I feel bad for Evelyn now
Cultural appropriation is just you trying to have the moral high ground, every culture would rather you learn about it and take part than discourage yourself and others for taking part of learning because of skin color , culture, or religion
I think I found my grandmother background 😥
N8v 🎉❤grandmothers council🎉❤