Native America

Language Is Life

Celebrate the power of Native languages and the inspirational people who are saving them. From secret recordings to "Star Wars" films dubbed in Navajo, follow the revolutionary steps transforming Native America.

Language Is Life

53m 25s

Celebrate the power of Native languages and the inspirational people who are saving them. From secret recordings to "Star Wars" films dubbed in Navajo, follow the revolutionary steps transforming Native America.

Previews + Extras

  • Language Protectors: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Language Protectors

    S2 E4 - 5m 34s

    Donald Soctomah and Dwayne Tomah are on a mission to keep the Passamaquoddy language alive and get back stolen land. They will be aided by a remarkable discovery - 130-year-old recordings on wax cylinders.

  • Navajo Star Wars: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Navajo Star Wars

    S2 E4 - 5m 50s

    May the Fourth is a special night at the West Winds Drive-In in Glendale Arizona where Manny Wheeler is screening Star Wars, dubbed into Navajo. It's one of many innovative ways of preserving Native languages.

  • Episode 4 Preview | Language Is Life: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 4 Preview | Language Is Life

    S2 E4 - 30s

    Celebrate the power of Native languages and the inspirational people who are saving them. From secret recordings to "Star Wars" films dubbed in Navajo, follow the revolutionary steps transforming Native America.

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