The Cree Language Challenge with Skye Durocher
Air Date: July 1, 2022
Summary
Today we are elated to share with you our first episode in our four part language revitalization series! We are joined in conversation today with our cousin from the west, Skye Durocher. Skye is a second language learner that is sharing her journey to reclaiming nêhiyawêwin with the world. Skye created the Cree Language Challenge when she was attending Blue Quills University and is now using the platform for sharing the language on social media! In this conversation, we discuss what it means and how we are deeply connected to our language journeys, how we have a responsibility to return to the language and she shares how messing up is a part of the process! This conversation is real and filled with auntie laughter. We hope you have as much fun with this one as we did! you can find Skye on Instagram!
kinanâskomitin Skye, your comeback sisters.
SERIES
The Comeback Society
HOSTS & PRODUCERS
Alicia Morrow
Lexie Obey
Episode Guest
Celia Deschambeault has been an educator for over 20 years. She has worked in many capacities from being an elementary teacher, high school teacher, vice-principal, principal, coordinator, consultant, superintendent and finally director of education. She holds a Bachelor of Education with distinction, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Education and is currently pursuing a doctorate degree at the University of Regina. Celia is currently the Director of Education for Nisto Awasisak Memorial School in Cumberland House Cree Nation. She has made phenomenal changes in the school which includes making Swampy Cree language and Land-Based Education a foundation. Those changes support decolonization and the evitalization of Swampy Cree Language. Celia is also a Cree Language resource developer and has recently supported Saskatoon Catholic, Sask. Rivers, Northwest School Division and Meadow Lake Tribal Council in Language and decolonization. Her passion is making meaningful change in education.
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