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Facing Our History - The North American GaelAm Mòd ann an Ameireaga a Tuath - The Mòd in North AmericaJoin us as Liam Cassidy, Scott Morrison, and Rick Gwynallen discuss those events known as a Mòd, a celebration and competition of Scottish Gaelic verbals arts with over 130 years of history in North America. William Cassidy (Liam Ó Caiside): President of An Comunn Gàidhealach Ameireaganach; Board Member of Sgoil Gàidhlig Bhaile an Taigh Mhóir; and co-founder of Gàidhlig Photomac.Scott Morrison (Scott MacIlleMhoire): Co-founder and Ceannard Sgoile (Head of School) of Sgoil Gàidhlig Bhaile an Taigh Mhóir.Rick Gwynallen: Co-founder and Administr...2023-08-0646 min
Facing Our History - The North American GaelOpening the Gate: Ethnic diversity amongst Gàidhlig learnersA’ dèiligeadh le ar n-eachdraidh - Gàidheal Ameireagaidh a Tuath / Facing Our History - The North American Gael broadcasts from unceded lands of the Piscataway and Susquehannok people, what is now called Central Maryland.In this podcast we are speaking with two Sgoil Gàidhlig Bhaile an Taigh Mhóir students, Gloria Ngo and Farida Shourbaji. Don't sound like particularly Scottish names? True. While many people may feel they have a sense of what a Gael looks like, there are speakers of color in the Gaelic learning community that through the language and cultur...2023-07-3143 min
Facing Our History - The North American GaelAround the Virtual Hearth: A modern look at traditional Gaelic storytelling“A’ cheud sgeul air fear an taighe agus sgeul gu latha air an aoidh.”“The first story from the host and a tale until dawn from the guest.”This podcast is a conversation about the tradition of Scottish Gaelic storytelling. Storytelling has been a central part of Gaelic life since time immemorial, and remains to this day a part of Gaelic communal identity. Stories have provided entertainment certainly, but they have also been a means of sharing and expressing a common cultural heritage, social history, and values, and of contemplating the human condition. The three g...2023-02-2145 min
Facing Our History - The North American GaelKeeping Gaelic Voices Alive in North AmericaMore Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America: Seachdain na Gàidhlig: Latha 7 – Keeping Gaelic Voices Alive in North America.More Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America explores the authentic voices of Scottish Highland immigrants in North America. Up to about the First World War most Highlanders spoke Scottish Gaelic as their native language, and some knew no other language. It is not hard to find the celebration of Scottish Highland heritage in the forms of kilts and Highland Games, but few people today seem to realize that these immigrants lef...2022-03-251h 04
Facing Our History - The North American GaelMissing Evidence, Ethnic Myths, and Gaels of Many ColorsMore Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America: Seachdain na Gàidhlig: Latha 6 – Missing Evidence, Ethnic Myths, and Gaels of Many Colors.More Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America explores the authentic voices of Scottish Highland immigrants in North America. Up to about the First World War most Highlanders spoke Scottish Gaelic as their native language, and some knew no other language. It is not hard to find the celebration of Scottish Highland heritage in the forms of kilts and Highland Games, but few people today seem to realize that the...2022-03-251h 19
Facing Our History - The North American GaelGaels in The Pacific West from Alaska to CaliforniaMore Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America: Seachdain na Gàidhlig: Latha 5 – Gaels in The Pacific West from Alaska to California.More Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America explores the authentic voices of Scottish Highland immigrants in North America. Up to about the First World War most Highlanders spoke Scottish Gaelic as their native language, and some knew no other language. It is not hard to find the celebration of Scottish Highland heritage in the forms of kilts and Highland Games, but few people today seem to realize that the...2022-03-2447 min
Facing Our History - The North American GaelGaels in the Upper Mid-West States and the Canadian PrairiesMore Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America: Seachdain na Gàidhlig: Latha 4 – Gaels in the Upper Mid-West States and the Canadian Prairies.More Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America explores the authentic voices of Scottish Highland immigrants in North America. Up to about the First World War most Highlanders spoke Scottish Gaelic as their native language, and some knew no other language. It is not hard to find the celebration of Scottish Highland heritage in the forms of kilts and Highland Games, but few people today seem to realize tha...2022-03-2354 min
Facing Our History - The North American GaelGaels in New York, Ontario, and QuebecMore Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America: Seachdain na Gàidhlig: Latha 3 – Gaels in New York, Ontario, and Quebec.More Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America explores the authentic voices of Scottish Highland immigrants in North America. Up to about the First World War most Highlanders spoke Scottish Gaelic as their native language, and some knew no other language. It is not hard to find the celebration of Scottish Highland heritage in the forms of kilts and Highland Games, but few people today seem to realize that these immigrants lef...2022-03-2244 min
Facing Our History - The North American GaelGaels in New England and the Canadian MaritimesMore Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America: Seachdain na Gàidhlig: Latha 2 – Gaels in New England and the Canadian MaritimesMore Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America explores the authentic voices of Scottish Highland immigrants in North America. Up to about the First World War most Highlanders spoke Scottish Gaelic as their native language, and some knew no other language. It is not hard to find the celebration of Scottish Highland heritage in the forms of kilts and Highland Games, but few people today seem to realize that these imm...2022-03-211h 18
Facing Our History - The North American GaelGaels of the Atlantic Seaboard From Virginia to Florida and the CaribbeanMore Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America: Seachdain na Gàidhlig: Latha 1 – Gaels of the Atlantic Seaboard From Virginia to Florida and the CaribbeanMore Than Kilts and Cabers: Scottish Gaelic Voices from North America explores the authentic voices of Scottish Highland immigrants in North America. Up to about the First World War most Highlanders spoke Scottish Gaelic as their native language, and some knew no other language. It is not hard to find the celebration of Scottish Highland heritage in the forms of kilts and Highland Games, but few people today seem to...2022-03-181h 00
Facing Our History - The North American GaelHistory Matters: Especially the Difficult Parts - How do the colonized who became colonizers become allies?In this episode, we welcome Òmar Bhochanan | Amber Buchanan to Facing Our History – The North American Gael and a unique discussion with Scott Morrison. This is the first episode where our guest comes from a Gàidhealtachd; in this case the Nova Scotia Gàidhealtachd. To date, the Facing Our History series has examined the colonization and oppression of the Gael and their dispersal in North America from a national and cultural perspective, and from an economic or class perspective. In this session, we move to examine the legacy of settler colonialism and its impact on the Gael. Òmar is a p...2021-11-051h 24
Facing Our History - The North American GaelEpisode 2 - Culloden, Colonialism, and Capitalism - Section 3 - Discussion and ConclusionIn this episode, we welcome Dr. Matthew Dziennik, Associate Professor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Dr. Dziennik argues that it is only by understanding the overlap between colonialism and capitalism, and the importance of economic stratification, can the historical changes seen in Gaelic Scotland be properly understood. At its heart, this presentation suggests that historical change in Gaelic Scotland cannot be distilled down to simple explanations of cultural suppression. It was, instead, the imposition of market capitalism, with complex interactions between political, social, and economic change, that did the most to transform the Scottish Gàidhealtachd. Colonialism and ca...2021-09-2226 min
Facing Our History - The North American GaelEpisode 2 - Culloden, Colonialism, and Capitalism - Section 2 - How the British Used the Romanticized View of the HighlandersIn this episode, we welcome Dr. Matthew Dziennik, Associate Professor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Dr. Dziennik argues that it is only by understanding the overlap between colonialism and capitalism, and the importance of economic stratification, can the historical changes seen in Gaelic Scotland be properly understood. At its heart, this presentation suggests that historical change in Gaelic Scotland cannot be distilled down to simple explanations of cultural suppression. It was, instead, the imposition of market capitalism, with complex interactions between political, social, and economic change, that did the most to transform the Scottish Gàidhealtachd. Colonialism and ca...2021-09-2231 min
Facing Our History - The North American GaelEpisode 2 - Culloden, Colonialism, and Capitalism - Section 1 - British Imperial ExpansionIn this episode, we welcome Dr. Matthew Dziennik, Associate Professor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Dr. Dziennik argues that it is only by understanding the overlap between colonialism and capitalism, and the importance of economic stratification, can the historical changes seen in Gaelic Scotland be properly understood. At its heart, this presentation suggests that historical change in Gaelic Scotland cannot be distilled down to simple explanations of cultural suppression. It was, instead, the imposition of market capitalism, with complex interactions between political, social, and economic change, that did the most to transform the Scottish Gàidhealtachd. Colonialism and ca...2021-09-2235 min
Facing Our History - The North American GaelEpisode 1 - Bury My Heart at Culloden - Section 3 - Wrapping it all upPart 3 of 3: Join us for this online conversation as we welcome Scottish Gaelic scholar Michael Newton, Ph.D., Director of the Hidden Glen Folk School of Scottish Highland Heritage. We will discuss Culloden and its aftermath in the context of expansive British imperialism and settler colonialism, and, consequently, the complex experience of Scottish Gaels settling here in North America. What were the Gaelic responses to conflicting social values and political realities?2021-07-1240 min
Facing Our History - The North American GaelEpisode 1 - Bury My Heart at Culloden - Section 1 - The Othering of the Gaelic Speaking ScotsPart 1 of 3: Join us for this online conversation as we welcome Scottish Gaelic scholar Michael Newton, Ph.D., Director of the Hidden Glen Folk School of Scottish Highland Heritage. We will discuss Culloden and its aftermath in the context of expansive British imperialism and settler colonialism, and, consequently, the complex experience of Scottish Gaels settling here in North America. What were the Gaelic responses to conflicting social values and political realities?2021-07-1230 min
Facing Our History - The North American GaelEpisode 1 - Bury My Heart at Culloden - Section 2 - The British Policy of AssimiliationPart 2 of 3: Join us for this online conversation as we welcome Scottish Gaelic scholar Michael Newton, Ph.D., Director of the Hidden Glen Folk School of Scottish Highland Heritage. We will discuss Culloden and its aftermath in the context of expansive British imperialism and settler colonialism, and, consequently, the complex experience of Scottish Gaels settling here in North America. What were the Gaelic responses to conflicting social values and political realities?2021-07-1231 min