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nêhiyawak Language Experience Launches New Youth Program to Strengthen Cree Language and Identity nêhiyawak Language Experience is ready to launch a new program aimed at strengthening proficiency in nêhiyawêwin the Cree language among Indigenous youth and, in doing so, strengthen their sense of connection and identity. An on-going yearly program that is inter-twined and steeped within language learning will help build up vocabulary and definitely identity, said nêhiyawa...k Language Experience President Belinda Daniels. The young people in our new program will spend hours immersed in the language, a natural way of learning and a pace that will make all the difference. The program includes being out on the land and that will enrich the entire experience. Continued at https://nationtalk.ca//nehiyawak-language-experience-launc

What Will I Do? Recommended for beginner learners Available in Mi'Kmaw, Woodland Cree, Plains Cree, Swampy Cree, and Maliseet. What Will I Do?: Ian cannot wait to tell his friend Jane that he got a job picking apples for Karen. Jane likes the idea and figures she would like to get a job too. She tries to understand what a job is and how to make choices to get one she will like.... View all our books at https://sayitfirst.ca/projects/children-books

Young broadcasters to spur Indigenous language revitalization Rene Durocher knows he won't be here forever. Going by "Charly" on-air, Durocher is a 19-year broadcasting veteran who delivers news in Cree and Michif via Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation out of La Ronge. He's hoping a younger generation of Indigenous language radio personalities will take his generation's place as it ages.... "We won't be here forever," he said. "It would be nice to see them come on-air and speak the language." First Nations University of Canada professor Shannon Avison has started a research project aiming to close that gap. It's asking where potential broadcasters can be found, and what helped current ones enter the industry. Continued at www.newsoptimist.ca//young-broadcasters-to-spur-indigenous

Here’s some photos from QIA’s Qisilirinniq workshops in Iqaluit. It’s so nice to see young Inuit learning traditional skills. . .

Bedtime for Ben - Swampy Cree Ben does not want to go to bed but Darlene is trying her best to have a regular bed routine for him. Find out what she does to get Ben to get a good night’s sleep. This is a Prince's Trust Canada / La Fondation du prince au Canada project funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage.... View all our videos at www.youtube.com/channel/UCdYNTpLXpTuo4g1MRgzl7jQ/videos