ep37 - Revitalizing Indigenous Languages

What steps are Indigenous communities taking to revitalize their languages? What programs and efforts are already underway? What kinds of research projects are supporting these initiatives? How are land and language intertwined? What are the challenges and how can they be overcome? Join Jackie and Michelle and listen in to this important conversation with: Bev Fontaine, Director of Education, Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN), Karon McGillivary, Principal, Joe A. Ross School, OCN, Marcella Clarke, Vice-Principal, Oscar Lathlin Collegiate, OCN, Linda Constant, Kindergarten Teacher, Cree-Immersion Program, Joe A. Ross School, OCN, Barb Ehman, Grade 3 Teacher, Cree-Immersion Program, Joe A. Ross School, OCN, Sylvia Lathlin-Scott, Principal, Vice Principal, Joe A. Ross School, OCN, Priscilla Constant, Grade 2 Teacher, Cree-Immersion Program, Joe A. Ross School, OCN Davin Dumas, Director of Language and Culture, Language and Culture, Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. (MFNERC), and Dr. Burcu Yaman Ntelioglou, Associate Professor/Chair, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, Brandon University.

The video version of this podcast episode can be found here: https://youtu.be/cU7rv5UWSyw