We are on the cusp of a language revitalization in Southeast Alaska. Just keep saying it. But there is no magic here, no special formula. It is all action, all the time. In order to continue making this happen, we need to be using our languages every day of our lives, as often as we can. Living language is the goal, and that happens by changing your life to include Haa Léelk’u Has (Our Grandparents). My mind drifts to a raven story, and there he is, our trickster friend. His nose has been stuck in the top of the sky since the world flooded; he is looking for a place to safely land.
