<p class="p1">Andrée Levesque Sioui has been teaching the Wendat language for over ten years, and yet, this polysynthetic language remains a source of mystery and fascination. In this work, her interest lies in the root of words, the smallest lexical unit that carries the primary meaning of each word and from which we create word-phrases. In these river-like locutions through which speech travels, we’re reminded of who we are and encouraged to make ourselves heard. Levesque Sioui imagines Yahndawa’ and its watershed as a grandmother, carrying these words to us, she who hasn’t forgotten anything and who has heard the language of her ancestors.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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