Indigenous Languages of Manitoba Inc.
119 Sutherland Avenue R2W 3C9 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

ILMB Board Member Grace Schedler is the Indigenous Ambassador for the Circles of Reconciliation and Raymond Currie is the Project Coordinator. The Circles for Reconciliation is about bringing groups together to restore broken relationships with the Indigenous people and Non Indigenous people in Canada. The structure of a Circle is to create a safe and respectful environment by land acknowledgement, drumming, seven sacred teachings, moment of silence before the presentation of a theme, then period of sharing, and the closing of the circle. For more information or to participate in a circle go to www.circlesforreconcilation.ca This morning at 10:40am, they were interviewed on NCI radio station to talk about Circles for Reconciliation. www.ncifm.com

What a great end to Anishinaabe Gikinoo’amaagoowinan - The People’s Teachings! We want to thank everyone who joined us over the 9 weeks and contributed, we all needed this to look forward to each week and just take care of each other. A special thank you to Laura, Joyce Noonen, Grace Schedler, and Anna for their hard work in preparing the food for 100 today, mama bear clan for hand delivering the food and to Mike Pierre and Christine for the closing pipe ceremony ensuring we... end in a good way. Miigwech, ekosani, pidamiye, marsii, masi cho!

National Aboriginal Languages Day- March 31. This day celebrates and encourages Indigenous language speakers, elders, knowledge keepers and youth to live and learn their language.

Anishnabee Gikinoo’amaagowinan - The People’s Teachings; ASHAMANGWAA ENAWEMANGWAA - FEEDING OUR RELATIVES & CLOSING CEREMONY w/ MIKE PIERRE

In collaboration with the University of Winnipeg ,Teaching Indigenous Languages program was developed to teach courses specific to Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) and Ininimowin (Cree). Graduates of this certificate will be provided skills to teach Anishinaabemowin or Ininimowin to adult learners in a community program, including Indigenous Languages of Manitoba language classes, as well as other introductory courses. For more information, feel free to click on the link below.... To receive an application for admission, please email [email protected]. https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/.../teaching-indigenous-language...

Anishinaabe Gikinoo’amaagoowinan - The People’s Teachings; Michif Teachings with HEATHER SOUTER & VERNA DeMONTIGNY

Boozhoo! Aaniin! Tansi! Taanshi! Ho/Han! Wotziye! Our new website has launched! Go check it out! www.ilmb.org #ilmb #indigenous #languages #culture #ourhistory

In 2018, Indigenous Languages of Manitoba organized a workshop for community members to effectively run language camps in their own areas! The importance of creating these language nests and opportunities is crucial in revitalizing language, as it provides a safe and immersive environment for learning. Visit our website for free language resources! www.ilmb.org

Big Feelings Come and Go is now available in Cree and Ojibwe to download for FREE as well as: English, French , Arabic, Swahili, Finnish, Swedish and Tigrinya (...Eritrean Language). The book Big Feelings Come and Go is a resource to help families and caregivers have conversations with kids about freeze, flight, and fight and learn some basic self-regulation skills. This is a collaboration between New Directions and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. Go to https://www.protectchildren.ca/en/order/product/301:en/ to download the FREE PDF of the book in all languages or to order a printed copy of Big Feelings Come in English or French for $9.95 (free shipping). Also look the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s additional resources. Also, we are pleased to tell you that Big Feelings Come and Go is now available as a FREE Video Read Aloud book in English. www.protectchildren.ca/en/big-feelings-come-and-go Visit our website: www.makingsenseoftrauma.ca for our FREE webinar Making Sense of Trauma: Practical Tools for Responding to Children and Youth and look at our Resource Page for more information. Check out another new resource! Parenting in Difficult Times

Remember to take a moment today to pause and to show appreciation for the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve #thankyou #lestweforget #weremember #remembranceday2020

Miigwetch Melvin for your service!

Today we honor our Indigenous veterans. Thank you for your service.