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ERIC Number: EJ1246779
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1927-6117
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Kina'muanej Knjanjiji'naq mut ntakotmnew tli'lnu'ltik (In the Foreign Language, Let Us Teach Our Children Not to Be Ashamed of Being Mi'kmaq)
Julian, Ashley; Denny, Ida
in education, v22 n1 p148-160 Spr 2016
Colonialism has assimilated and suppressed Indigenous languages across Turtle Island (North America). A resurgence of language is needed for First Nation learners and educators and this resurgence is required if Indigenous people are going to revitalize, recover and reclaim Indigenous languages. The existing actions occurring within Indigenous communities contributing to language resurgence include immersion schools. Eskasoni First Nation opened its doors in September 2015 to a full immersion school separate from the English speaking educational centers. This move follows the introduction of Mi'kmaq immersion over ten years earlier within the English speaking school in the community. The Mi'kmaw immersion school includes the Ta'n L'nuey Etl-mawlukwatmumk Mi'kmaw Curriculum Development Centre that assists educators in translating educational curriculum from the dominant English language to Mi'kmaq. In this paper, stories are shared about the Eskasoni immersion program's actions towards language resurgence through a desire-based lens, based on rich narratives from three Mi'kmaw immersion educators.
University of Regina, Faculty of Education. Education Building, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2. e-mail: editor@ineducation.ca; Web site: https://ineducation.ca/ineducation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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