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A new version of the 1977 Star Wars features a dub in a Native American language
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/03/nx-s1-5094903-e1/encore-ojibwe-star-wars3 min. audio, transcript, at link.
A new version of the 1977 Star Wars features a dub in a Native American language
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 4:21 PM ET
HEARD ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED
By Melissa Olson
A new version of the 1977 classic Star Wars opens in Minnesota theaters, now dubbed over in Ojibwe — the indigenous language of one of the largest Native American tribes in the United States.
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
"Star Wars" fans in Minnesota and Wisconsin got to experience a whole new version of the 1977 movie, "A New Hope," last week. This take of the classic film was dubbed into the language of one of the largest Indigenous groups in the U.S. and Canada. Minnesota Public Radio's Melissa Olson has more.
[...]
MELISSA OLSON, BYLINE: Fans who came out to see the film got a chance to hear a language spoken in a galaxy far, far away for the first time. This version of the 1977 classic, "Star Wars: A New Hope," has been dubbed in the Ojibwe language. It's spoken by one of the largest Indigenous nations in the U.S. and Canada. One of the lead voice actors in the film just happened to be attending a showing in a Twin Cities suburb. He's both a fan of the movie and a student of the language.
AJUAWAK KAPASHESIT: My name is Ajuawak Kapashesit, and I play Han Solo in this edition of "Star Wars: A New Hope."
[...]
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 4:21 PM ET
HEARD ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED
By Melissa Olson
A new version of the 1977 classic Star Wars opens in Minnesota theaters, now dubbed over in Ojibwe — the indigenous language of one of the largest Native American tribes in the United States.
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
"Star Wars" fans in Minnesota and Wisconsin got to experience a whole new version of the 1977 movie, "A New Hope," last week. This take of the classic film was dubbed into the language of one of the largest Indigenous groups in the U.S. and Canada. Minnesota Public Radio's Melissa Olson has more.
[...]
MELISSA OLSON, BYLINE: Fans who came out to see the film got a chance to hear a language spoken in a galaxy far, far away for the first time. This version of the 1977 classic, "Star Wars: A New Hope," has been dubbed in the Ojibwe language. It's spoken by one of the largest Indigenous nations in the U.S. and Canada. One of the lead voice actors in the film just happened to be attending a showing in a Twin Cities suburb. He's both a fan of the movie and a student of the language.
AJUAWAK KAPASHESIT: My name is Ajuawak Kapashesit, and I play Han Solo in this edition of "Star Wars: A New Hope."
[...]