Bringing language to life (fwd link)

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Bringing language to life

Kira Curtis
Northern News Services
Published Thursday, March 3, 2011

INUVIK - Barbara Memogana walked into Aurora College in Inuvik Tuesday
afternoon accompanied by her pack of sun-kissed Aboriginal Language
and Cultural Instructor students.

The group of students spent the crisp, sunny Tuesday out on the land,
learning to set snares, light dry willow fires and eating caribou
stew.

This is Memogana's first year teaching the diploma program, but over
the years she assisted her predecessor, Liz Hansen. She walks into her
classroom answering questions with such confidence it's like she's an
old hand at this.

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