Dangkw ’alaa

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Dangkw ’alaa (pronounced: dunkw ’ah laa) How are you?

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Haida Language Program for Friday May 17

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Haida Language Program for Friday May 17

 

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Playlist of past classes also on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeGRAZy0B25C8f1XlJnczig9TFSV8Yg4j

Haida Language & Song

part 1

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part 2

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Sing Haida ! Taught by semi-fluent speaker Woodrow (Woody) Morrison Jr. Traditional Singing and Drumming Haida Songs is an important part of Haida ceremony. Participants will Learn four songs in the Xaad Kil language, they can sing along with when at a Haida ceremony. Participants will also gain a deeper understanding of the cultural imperatives and values of the Haida People.

video by Brodie Williams via facebook,
May 10th, 2019


photos by Brodie Williams

Guujaaw - Haida Drum making

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Sunday May 5

Notes

Woody
03:25 Soft-mind

05:00 Drum - Guujaw. All it means, is "Flat head"

06:12 Drum stick - called a whip in Haida, because your whipping the drum

07:48 Words are so powerful, important to how they are pronounced to be clear what you are saying

09:20 Killerwhale woman

11:02 Once you finish making a drum, you have to sing it to life, then you have to dance it

11:39 Some say you have to give away the first thing you make, that is not a rule

11:50 You only to get to keep that which you give away.

12:30 When I (Woody) was a kid, we didn't have any drums in the village

13:29 Nose - that thing that sticks out front of your face,

13:54 Ear

14:10 His ears don't work!

14:50 Hair - kuts

15:07 Clam has same name as "trail, road, ladder"

15:58 Horse

16:08 Teeth

16:26 My spirit says so too

Todd
16:50 Introduces Sabian Raycliff

Sabian
17:08 Introduces himself and his drum style: Chehalis

18:15 Shows class a finished drum that they will also make

18:34 Drum making supplies, frame, hide and sinew

20:00 Start with the sinew by forming a circle...

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