Lecture at the Rhaetian Association for Family Research

The Walser people moved "across the border" – from the fascination of an alpine fringe culture

Abstract:
Necessity drove them away. From Goms and from the Upper Valais side valleys,
the Walser after 1150 in all directions. They cleared and cultivated rough mountain valleys and created 150 colonies in the Alpine region. They are united by a common culture and language. Her spirit of discovery still amazes today. The historian Carl Bossard outlines the history of the Walser and their migration, their fascinating culture and the common language. Maria Ettlin-Janka, Stans, from Wals, reads short texts in 'inschar Sprààch, dm Obarsàxar Titsch'. As a native of Obersax, she speaks the language of her ancestors from Goms.

Texts and poems reads
Maria Ettlin-Janka comes from Obersaxen. She joined the Walser Association of the Grisons at an early age and was involved in the newly founded cultural association Pro Supersaxa – Obersaxen. She cultivates her 'Titsch' with her family. She writes stories and poems in her Walser German.


The history of the Walser tells
Carl Bossard is the founding rector of the Zug University of Teacher Education. Prior to that, he was principal of the Nidwalden Cantonal Middle School and director of the Lucerne Cantonal School. It deals with questions of school history and educational policy.