• Ep. 87: The Barbareño Language: the First Language of Santa Barbara

  • Sep 5 2023
  • Length: 21 mins
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Ep. 87: The Barbareño Language: the First Language of Santa Barbara

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  • On this episode, The Indy host Alexandra Goldberg talks with Chumash community members about their effort in revitalizing the first language of Santa Barbara spoken by the Barbareno band called ‘alapkaswa.’

    Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto, illustrator of the children’s book “The Sugar Bear Story,” narrates a Chumash tale of being a good host. Working together with her late mother and the last native speaker of the Chumash dialect Mary Yee, the book is available in English and traditional Barbareno.

    Then, linguistics graduate student at UC Santa Barbara James Yee joined The Indy reporter Hannah Weaver on the podcast to discuss his passion for reviving his ancestral language.

    Hosted by Alexandra Goldberg.

    The Indy: A Podcast was co-created by Molly McAnany and the Santa Barbara Independent.

    Theme music written by Molly McAnany.

    Follow ‘The Indy’ on social media @theindypod to support and contact podcast@independent.com for advertisements.

    For more information, visit: https://www.sbnature.org/collections-research/anthropology/chumash-life/
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