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Louise BigEagle

Louise BigEagle

Louise BigEagle is from Ocean Man First Nation, Saskatchewan, and currently lives in Regina. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Studies from the University of Regina. BigEagle writes poetry, short fiction and screenplays, and her past work includes the film Sounds of the Sundance, dedicated to those who attended residential schools, and the documentary I Am a Boy, which was created as part of the Regina Indian Industrial School (RIIS) Media Project.

  • To Wake Up the Nakota Language
    To Wake Up the Nakota Language
    Louise BigEagle 2017 6 min
    “When you don’t know your language or your culture, you don’t know who you are,” says 69-year-old Armand McArthur, one of the last fluent Nakota speakers in Pheasant Rump First Nation, Treaty 4 territory, in southern Saskatchewan. Through the wisdom of his words, Armand is committed to revitalizing his language and culture for his community and future generations.
  • Pour que survive la langue nakota
    Pour que survive la langue nakota
    Louise BigEagle 2017 6 min
    Dans toute l’Amérique du Nord, les langues autochtones risquent de disparaître. «Quand tu ne connais ni ta langue ni ta culture, tu ne sais pas qui tu es», affirme Armand McArthur, l’une des dernières personnes à parler couramment le nakota dans la bande Pheasant Rump Nakota, sur le territoire du Traité no 4, dans le sud de la Saskatchewan. En prévision de l’avenir, l’homme de 69 ans est déterminé à revitaliser sa langue pour sa communauté et les générations futures. Dans une salle de classe où les gens de tous âges se rassemblent pour partager savoir et mode de vie dans de grands éclats de rire, il ravive le lien avec la terre qui fut pendant des siècles le domaine de ses ancêtres.

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