Julie Williams
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WXXI News
What does it take to preserve a language? It's a question Jamie Jacobs, a member of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, has worked to answer over years.
He has teamed up with university researchers to use technology to revive the Seneca language from historical texts written by Jesuit priests.
Guest host Noelle Evans has reported extensively on his work. This hour, she and her guests explore the process of cultural preservation.
In studio:
- Jamie Jacobs (Tonawanda Seneca, Turtle Clan), managing curator of the Rock Foundation collections at the Rochester Museum and Science Center
- Juliee Decker, professor and co-director of the cultural heritage imaging lab at Rochester Institute of Technology
