This time last year I was getting ready to set up an Endangered Alphabets carving exhibition in the Vermont State House–an exhibition whose flagship carving was this tribute to the Native people of the region, the Abenaki. It says “People of the Dawn Lands”–the Abenaki name for themselves–in Abenaki. A lot has happened since then. […]
Our latest Carving of the Week video features the stunning Adinkra symbol system. You can check it out HERE. As always, I wish I knew more than I do, or than I sound as if I do. Anyone who has studied Adinkra–I’d love to hear from you!
Today, August 9, is Indigenous Peoples Day. The Endangered Alphabets Project works to support indigenous peoples all round the world, but I must confess that for the first few years of the project I knew nothing about the indigenous peoples living right here around me. (I was going to write “In my own back yard,” […]
The latest Carving of the Week video: Beria! An indigenously-created script for the Zaghawa language of Chad and Sudan, its symbols were originally based on the ownership marks branded on camels and other livestock. More information on the script at endangeredalphabets.net/alphabets/beria.
