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Thanks to a grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage Indigenous Languages Component, we are embarking on the next leg of our journey. This grant provides funding for language learning activities and resource development in 2024/25, as well the creation of a 10-year language plan for Lethbridge families. A summary of each is below.
We launched the project in February 2024 with a gathering of Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and educators, and we hosted a language planning workshop with youth advisors in November 2024. Please read more about our valued contributors here.
Family nights - with students from Red Crow College
May 1, 2024 - Itsiniki "Telling Stories"
May 8, 2024 - Sopoya'payisstsííyssin "Careful Listening"
May 15, 2024 - Amato’simaan
May 22, 2024 - Katoyissa
June 5 and 12, 2024 - Makayohsoki outing and family night
Family nights - with students from schools in the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division
September 12, 2024 - Mi'ksinittsimiksi "Bull Berries"
October 10, 2024 - Makayohsokoyi "Wolf Trail"
November 14, 2024 - Finding meaning in word learning
January 9, 2025 - Naming places and spaces
February 13, 2025: Pi'ksikahtssin (hand games)
March 27, 2025: Animal bingo
April 10, 2025: Number games
Youth workshops - with select youth leaders in Lethbridge
November 14, 2024: Youth language planning workshop
February 19, 2025: Youth language documentation workshop (with guest facilitator Aiyana Twigg)
Stay tuned for info! We are planning to organize and host more activities such as:
More family language nights
"Spring training" and "summer academy" in Blackfoot language documentation
Summer language celebration
Language learning activities for 2024/25
Language learning activities for 2024/25
Language learning resources
Language learning resources
Makoyoohsokoyi -Linguistic Analysis
Naapi ki Mi'ksinittsimiksi - Linguistic Analysis
Napi ki Ohkotoki - Learning Kit
Niitsi'powahsin Fridge Magnet Poetry Kits
We also plan to develop resources such as:
High-quality multimedia recordings of stories, conversations, songs, phrases, words, sounds
A sustainable language archive
Interactive interpretive signs / place-name signs
10-year language plan
10-year language plan
The 10-year plan allows us to articulate a vision and goals to ensure a bright and vital future for the language, with a focus on creating language learning pathways for today's youth. Our planning process is rooted in inclusivity and collaboration, and we will be engaging with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, educators, and most importantly Lethbridge families to develop the plan.
We hosted a youth language planning workshop on November 14, 2024. Stay tuned for more!
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