'I'm 84 years old and rapping': Elder helps bring Haida language to new generation as one half of rap duo

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https://i.cbc.ca/1.6394011.1647990452!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/16x9_460/haida-elder-jiixa-gladys-vandal-right-and-julia-weder.JPG Haida Nation elder Jiixa and Julia Weder, who was adopted into the Haida Eagle Clan, write and perform rap songs in the Haida language, which has only two dozen fluent speakers left, according to the nation's council.


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