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The Fertile Shore: How Humans came to America
The Fertile Shore: How Humans came to America
The Fertile Shore: How Humans came to America
The release by Google of a new project involving Indigenous languages highlights an initiative led by UVic anthropologist Brian Thom and Indigenous languages teacher yutustanaat Mandy Jones (Snuneymuxw First Nation) including words, phrases, a proverb and songs in the Hul'q'umi'num' language.
An initiative led by anthropologist Brian Thom and Indigenous languages teacher yutustanaat Mandy Jones (Snuneymuxw First Nation) is a highlight of a new Google project featuring 55 Indigenous languages in 27 countries and was launched on the UN’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
A rare discovery during a field school in Greece set Jacob Engstrom on his path of self-discovery, “It’s an incredible feeling to hold something in your hand that hasn’t been seen in thousands of years,” explains Engstrom.