Turtle Island Hand Talk: Circle of Interconnection
By Robert Bruce Scott and Melanie McKay-Cody
Origins of the Turtle Island Hand Talk Community
Turtle Island Hand Talk (tiht.org) is introduced on its About Us page in this way: “We are a North American Indigenous group who works collaboratively to provide service and advocacy for Indigenous Deaf and DeafBlind people.”
This community and project was formed from the doctoral study of Melanie McKay-Cody, Ph.D. — MEMORY COMES BEFORE KNOWLEDGE — NORTH AMERICAN INDIGENOUS DEAF: SOCIO-CULTURAL STUDY OF ROCK/PICTURE WRITING, COMMUNITY, SIGN LANGUAGES, AND KINSHIP — “…when I interviewed the younger generation, they did not have the feeling of connectedness with other Native Deaf people.”
In an e-mail interview conversation between Robb Scott and Dr. McKay-Cody, she explained further the origins of her Turtle Island Hand Talk initiative. READ More
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