The “Huron Carol”, also known as “Noël Huron” and “Canadian Christmas Carol”, is said to be the oldest traditional Canadian Christmas Song. It has been written in 1643 by the Christian missionary Jean de Brébeuf. Brébeuf, who was living for many years among the Wendat/Huron people, a First Nations tribe of North America, was also a skilled [...]
One of the reasons why I came from Germany to UBC for doing my Ph.D. in Linguistics is the departments work on the documentation and revitalization of First Nations Languages. British Columbia has a very rich and diverse linguistic heritage. In the territory of BC, we can find 32 different First Nations Languages belonging to [...]
:: Der kanadische Dokumentarfilm Pink Ribbons, Inc. beleuchtet die populäre Bewegung zur Spendensammlung für Brustkrebs. Doch keiner weiß so genau, wo die Gelder eingesetzt werden. AhornTV erforscht was dran ist an “Think before you pink!”. Dazu: Anwalt und Bestseller-Autor Calvin Helin über ein Schüleraustauschprogramm zwischen First Nations von der Vancouver East Side und deutschen Schülern. [...]
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