Movie Overview

Hundreds of languages all over the world near extinction. The Haida language, Xaad kil, is one of them. However, the Xaadas (Haida people) still have some fluent elder speakers and young kids continue to learn Xaad kil.

Erma Lawrence (96) helps Benjamin Young (22) with Xaad kil.
Though perhaps near the brink, Xaad kil Xiinangaagang! (Haida Lives!) Thus the title and inspiration for my short documentary. The movie will be a message in a bottle, a postcard from the Xaadas culture--we are here! Don't call it a comeback, we've been here for years.

I just spent a month on Prince of Wales Island, in Kasaan and Hydaburg, working on material for the documentary. Now, I have begun the hard part of putting everything together into a understandable form. Stay tuned!