Muckleshoot Language Podcast

In this episode, Sonny Bergala and Peachy Ungaro talk about driving thier elders, langauge as personal property, why Muckleshoots are referred to as outlaws and renegades and the difference between history and the past. 

In this episode, Sonny Bergala and Peachy Ungaro share why language revitalization is the best thing that ever happened, why langauge speakers need to start young and why our language can never be destroyed. 

In this episode, Language teachers Becky Sheldon and Lathasha Moses speak about the importance of the langauge and how they got involved in the program. As language caretakers, we are always going to be students and learning more about Muckleshoot everyday.

In this episode, Donna Jerry shares a story about her auntie squeenie escaping boarding school in the middle of the night and the legacy Boarding Schools have on language. 

In this funny episode, Jerry Siblings Donna, Teresa and Pete share some advice for tricking your parents by speaking the language, the importance of learning while youre young and how to cuss in Indian. 

In this episode featuring the Jerry siblings, Donna, Teresa and Pete talk about the obstacles to learning the language while they were taken away from the Muckleshoot community and in Foster care. 

In this episode, siblings Donna, Teresa and Pete Jerry share about learning the language from their mom. Lindy Lindgren is interviewing.

In this episode, we hear from siblings Donna, Teresa and Pete Jerry. They introduce themselves and discuss the importance of the langauge. 

In this episode, langauge caretaker Valerie Bellack describes dreaming in the language when she first started learning and sharing it with Vi Hilburt. Interviewed by Maria Givens. 

In this episode, langauge caretaker Valerie Bellack describes her interactions with Vi Hilburt, a lushootseed language warrior.

In this episode, Language caretaker Valerie Bellack speaks to the language lessons she learned from her grandmother.

In this episode, we're caling on the young ones to listen to Tribal Council member Virginia Cross. She talks about her mom and aunties speaking the language, how the language has evolved over the years and why its important for the younger generations to learn the language. 

In this episode, Jesse McDaniel shares stories relating to the song he composed called "At the Gathering."  Interviewed by Valerie Bellack, they reminisce about traveling to Seattle to record the song and translating it into the language. 

In this episode, long time Tribal Council member Virginia Cross shares how she learned the language from her dad. She tells us about the beginnings of the Muckleshoot Language Program in her office at the Auburn School District. 

In this episode, Muckleshoot elder Doris Allen is interviewed by Leota Berry. She shares some old songs and stories related to the language. I love how she talks about some lessons from her Great Uncle, the importance of learning your language and speaking to elders, and how young ones can pick up the language easily.