Nurraq Font Friday – Typefaces based on Canadian First Nations Alphabet.
See also my posts First Nations Font Friday 1 and First Nations Font Thursday 2.
To many non-Native Americans, Thanksgiving Day is a celebration of family, friends and the founding of this country, and an opportunity to think about the things we’re grateful for.
To many Native Americans, however, it is known as the Day of Mourning. From the website of UAINE (United American Indians of New England):
Since 1970, Indigenous people & their allies have gathered…to commemorate a National Day of Mourning on the US Thanksgiving holiday. Many Native people do not celebrate the arrival of the Pilgrims & other European settlers. Thanksgiving Day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands and the erasure of Native cultures. Participants in National Day of Mourning honor Indigenous ancestors and Native resilience. It is a day of remembrance and spiritual connection, as well as a protest against the racism and oppression that Indigenous people continue to experience worldwide.
http://www.uaine.org/
On this day every year, I highlight current ways Native people are keeping their written languages, and thus part of their culture, alive: typefaces, for instance, are constantly being added to the online world.
The article at this link explores the typefaces built around the Nurraq Canadian First Nations alphabet.
http://typemedia2013.com/nurraq.html?mc_cid=d269460c82&mc_eid=b2ec9d6f4f
