This is Carol Morin, host of Northbeat, the suppertime CBC television show that broadcasts to the NWT, Yukon and Nunavut. The show was especially interesting tonight because they it included a new weekly series called 'All Over'. Snooky Catholique, an aboriginal videojournalist who has been with the show for some time, has started to do stories in Chipewyan. Her interviewees speak the language and so does she; subtitles are in English. Today's first episode was about a Metis man who harvests birch sap and makes syrup. He's done this for years and hopes someone else will learn the craft. He claims it's good for arthritis and the bark of the tree helps infertile women. It's wonderful that the TV show has taken this step of broadcasting in an aboriginal language--and they gave it a high profile in the program. Carol is an engaging host, with her own sense of style and an easy manner when she's out in the field or doing interviews.
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I thought that story was excellent. It's great to see more stories in the languages.
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