Have you seen the movie Hank Williams First Nation? I am trying to learn to sing in Kwak'wala and play on my fiddle, the tune Your Cheating Heart. I was wondering about other Hank Williams songs that have been translated into other Indigenous languages. Check out the Youtube video of Joel Denny Eskasoni singing Kawlaga in Mi'Kmaq.
G̱ilakas'la. X̱at’ła̱gila’ma̱n Kwak’wala. Welcome. I know a little Kwak'wala. Here are some resources that have been helpful in my journey with my language.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Hank Williams First Nation
Have you seen the movie Hank Williams First Nation? I am trying to learn to sing in Kwak'wala and play on my fiddle, the tune Your Cheating Heart. I was wondering about other Hank Williams songs that have been translated into other Indigenous languages. Check out the Youtube video of Joel Denny Eskasoni singing Kawlaga in Mi'Kmaq.
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