Karihwanoron: Precious Things
- Movies
- 2017-04-18
- EN
- Released
- 0h 14m
- Documentary
Production
Whitebean Media Arts
Tagline
A small community bands together around a Mohawk immersion school they founded to keep their language alive.
Storyline
Yagorihwanirats, a Mohawk child from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory in Quebec, attends a unique and special school: Karihwanoron. It is a Mohawk immersion program that teaches Mohawk language, culture and philosophy. Yagorihwanirats is so excited to go to school that she never wants to miss a day – even if she is sick.