This engaging film tells the story of the return of the Wampanoag language—a language silenced for more than a century. The Wampanoag Indians’ forebears ensured the survival of the first English settlers in America—the ‘Pilgrims’, and lived to regret it. A century ago, after nearly 300 years of contact, their language virtually disappeared. Now, spurred by an indomitable Wampanoag woman named Jessie Littledoe Baird, the Wampanoag are bringing their language and their culture back to life.
A trailer for We Still Live Here: As Nutayunean is available on the Arts Council of Central Louisiana website at www.louisiana-arts.org, along with information and trailers for each of the films featured in the Southern Circuit Tour. Tickets for the film are $5.00, and may be purchased at the Kress Theatre box office one hour prior to the screening, or in advance by phoning the Arts Council office at (318) 443-4718.