Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Lá Fhéile Pádraig

Haida language signs on a door inside the carving shed, Hydaburg, Alaska


Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Today, the Irish culture gets celebrated all over the world. Today's post has its title in the Irish language (Gaeilge, Gaelic).

In the photo above, we see a door inside the carving shed at Hydaburg, Alaska--a celebration of the Haida (Xaadas) culture. The carvers have taped examples of the Haida language, Xaad kil, on this door--and all around the building--to help them learn and to keep their endangered Native language alive.