The Medium & the Message:
Native Languages as Cultural Keys
"Language is the amber of culture, cradling the essence of the past while channeling light for the future."
...........journal, LP Phillips, 1998
When Marshall McLuhan declared "The medium is the message", I'm sure he wasn't aware of the truth he spoke about the languages of indigenous peoples. Because the relation of language to culture is so important, I've included a brief essay about language on page 2. I hope you have time to read and consider the value of language as the key to culture.
Olelo Hawai`i (Hawaiian Language)at the excellent Onipa`a pages, which point out that "Hawaiian is an official state language along with English.
There have been over 100 different Hawaiian language newspapers published. Shakespeare is translated into Hawaiian."
