Breathing new life into Indigenous languages

Breathing new life into Indigenous languages

Queen's 카지노게임사이트 is working with a local Indigenous cultural organization and Indigenous leaders to help with language revitalization.

By Phil Gaudreau

August 9, 2018

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Dakota Ireland, an Oneida representative, makes notes during one of the conference's discussion sessions. (Supplied Photo)

Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na Language and Culture Centre played host to a historic meeting this week as six Indigenous nations met to help plan the future of their languages.

The three-day meeting and conference was part of a collaborative project between Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na and Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, which began this spring and was funded by Ontario카지노 게임 컬렉션s Ministry of Education Indigenous Languages Fund. Establishing this meeting and bringing together the Six Nations was a key milestone in the project카지노 게임 컬렉션s overarching goals of developing community-specific plans for language revitalization.

카지노 게임 컬렉션It카지노 게임 컬렉션s a momentous event and a historical moment. It is the first time in our memories that members of all six language families are in one room talking about preserving our languages,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Kanonhsyonne (Janice Hill), Director of Indigenous Initiatives.

The representatives of the six language families included learners, academics, policy makers, administrators, and teachers. The six language families of the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, are the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. The word Rotinonhsyón:ni is the Mohawk word for Haudenosaunee, while Haudenosaunee is the agreed upon Iroquois Confederacy Council term.

The agenda for the conference included discussions around how to move language beyond the classroom and language legislation, building resources such as a teacher카지노 게임 컬렉션s association and online resources, and opportunities for group discussions.

카지노 게임 컬렉션Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s is proud to be a partner on this project, which is enabling the revitalization of all of the six Rotinonhsyón:ni languages and meeting the calls to action in the national and Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) reports,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Gordon E. Smith, Vice-Dean (Faculty Relations) with the Faculty of Arts and Science. 카지노 게임 컬렉션We카지노 게임 컬렉션re excited about the Rotinonhsyón:ni Language Cooperative meeting happening here at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, supporting Onkwehonwe/Rotinonhsyón:ni language family revitalization and uniting the work of these communities to share resources.카지노 게임 컬렉션

The collaboration between Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na has already seen the creation of a certificate in Mohawk Language, which will be delivered in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory starting this month. Over the next two years, the project will also develop an indexed online archive of Mohawk language resources; and will research best practices for teaching, assessing, and evaluating Indigenous language learners.

카지노 게임 컬렉션We have come to the table in the spirit of sharing,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Callie Hill, Director of Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na. 카지노 게임 컬렉션We are sharing knowledge, experiences, and resources for language revitalization and we are encouraging and supporting each other in revitalizing our languages카지노 게임 컬렉션.

Some next steps for Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na, the six Rotinonhsyón:ni/Haundenosaunee groups, and Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s include the formation of four working groups to continue this work, as well as additional conferences.

The conference was held as the world marked the . 

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Representatives from across the Haudenosaunee nation gathered in Robert Sutherland Hall for a three-day conference centred on language revitalization. (Supplied Photo)

 

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