In the Words of Dr. Jasḵwaan Bedard: X̱aad Kíl and the Resurgence of Haida Language
X̱aad Kast: Haida Language, Memory, and Resurgence
In this episode of The Blue Hour, I introduce Gyaahlaang G̱udee, an episode from X̱aad Kast, the podcast of Dr. Jasḵwaan Bedard.
This is not a live interview, but rather an opportunity to listen to Dr. Bedard in her own words: her reflections, research, and teaching on X̱aad Kíl, the Old Massett / Northern Haida language.
Listen to the episode on CiTR 101.9 FM
Dr. Bedard is a Haida language educator and advocate from G̱aw Tlagée, Massett, Haida Gwaii. She is an Assistant Professor in the Indigenous Languages Program in the Department of Linguistics at Simon Fraser University.
Her work focuses on Indigenous language revitalization, X̱aad Kíl, immersion, pedagogy, translation, and language learning guided by Haida community, laws, and values.
The episode is titled Gyaahlaang G̱udee, with Dr. J. The title means “Radio” in X̱aad Kíl.
This episode is drawn mostly from Chapters 3 and 4 of Dr. Bedard’s 2025 dissertation, A Haida Research Framework for Learning X̱aad Kíl.
Dr. Bedard will join The Blue Hour in person in the fall, and I very much look forward to that conversation.
For now, I am grateful to be able to share this episode of X̱aad Kast with listeners of The Blue Hour.
A transcript of this episode is forthcoming and will be added to this page.