This is an article from the Belfast Telgraph written by the author of “The Last of the Celts” regarding his odyssey through regions where Gaelic was a prominent, if not the dominant, language. It also features some statistics documenting the decline of the Gaelic languages in Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Patagonia, the Isle of Man, Cornwall and Cape Breton.
SaveGaelic.org website.
I tend to focus on the Irish flavor of Gaelic, but came across this interesting site that is championing the revitalization of Scottish Gaelic. Very nicely done website as well.
‘The Last of the Celts’ sounds like a book I need to read.
A freelance writer and journalist goes on a search for ancestral graves, and traverses the parts of Europe where Gaelic languages are still spoken. Sounds fascinating.
I’ll be doing a presentation on our online classes at the SWALLT conference on O’ahu the weekend after Thanksgiving.
I’m a member of SWALLT and have gone to several of the DigitalStream conferences that are held at CSU-Monterey Bay each spring, but missed this year’s conference.
HAW101 May Be Offered Online Again In Spring
We (Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke’elikolani College of Hawaiian Language) are considering whether or not to offer an Elementary Hawaiian Language class (HAW101) online this spring. We have tended to offer it in the fall only, but we are probably about 10 people short of being able to offer it in the spring. The class is completely asynchronous (does not meet at any specific time online), meaning that you can work on the lessons at whatever time is convenient for you. Starting last fall, the format of the class changed slightly. Instead of progressing at the same speed as our…
I just learned that Queen’s University Belfast has a Ph.d. program in ethnomusicology.
This warrants further investigation…
Get out and vote!
I did my civic duty this morning, please do yours.
I posted four new reviews on NahenaheNet today.
Included are reviews of 15 year-old Brittni Paiva, Chris Yeaton, Steve Kramer and SUGahDADDY. Not the normal traditional Hawaiian fare that I favor, but still some pretty good releases.
Hokualaka’i Arrives.
It was quite a feeling watching Hokualaka’i enter Hilo harbor, a sight witnessed by hundreds at Hilo One. She was accompanied by Hokule’a, and greeting by the chants and songs of students from Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke’elikolani College of Hawaiian Language, Ke Kula ‘O Nawahiokalani’opu’u, the Punana Leo O Hilo, and many others. It was pure chicken skin, and the weather was gorgeous. It held that way until Larry Kimura announced the end of the formal program and we were able to eat. Only then did our normal Hilo weather (a strong downpour) returned. I’ll post more pictures later.…
Hokualaka’i arrives today.
This is our new double-hulled voyaging canoe. I’ll be heading down to Hilo bayfront for the arrival, and will post some pictures when I get home.