Karihwanoron: Precious Things
A small community bands together around a Mohawk immersion school they founded to keep their language alive.
Yagorihwanirats, a Mohawk child from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory in Quebec, attends a unique and special school: Karihwanoron. It is a Mohawk immersion program that teaches Mohawk language, culture and philosophy. Yagorihwanirats is so excited to go to school that she never wants to miss a day – even if she is sick.
- Year: 2017
- Country: Canada
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Whitebean Media Arts
- Keyword: canada, quebec, education, mohawk, aboriginal, kanien'kéha, short film
- Director: Roxxan Whitebean
- Cast: Wentenhawi Elijah, Yahorihwanirats Shilling