Hi from Gloria Bird

[Dawn McInnes]

Good day:

 

My name is Dawn McInnes and I am the Project Coordinator, Aboriginal Languages in the Official Languages Division with the Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Education, Culture and Employment.

 

I saw the request for help from Ms Bird on the issue of  writings that support tribal efforts to recover/reintroduce language into their communities, particularly  with K-12 via immersion schooling that involves teacher and parents, grandparents or other caregivers.

 

Although I do not have a lot of experience in this area, academically or otherwise, I do wish to recommend a paper entitled “ Development of the Zhahti Kue Slavey Language Program”  written by Georgina Blondin (now deceased but originally from the NWT).  This language program was in Fort Providence NWT where they now have South Slavey immersion from Kindergarten through to and including Grade 3.

 

Best of luck and let me know if Ms Bird needs any further help.

 

Dawn

 

P.S.  If Ms Bird cannot locate the article through “googling”  ask that she contact me directly and I can scan it to her.

 

From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [mailto:ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of Phillip E Cash Cash
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 10:28 AM
To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: Re: [ILAT] Hi from Gloria Bird

 

’ehé (greetings),

I wish to share a request from a community member.  I am hoping our generous & esteemed members here can share info that might help in this particular instance.  

life and language always,

Phil



On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 11:20 AM:
> I was searching online for some academic writing on native heritage
> language.  What I am interested in are any writings that support tribal
> efforts to recover/reintroduce language into their communities, particularly
> with K-12 via immersion schooling that involves teacher and parents,
> grandparents or other caregivers.  I am working with our language department
> to solicit funding for curriculum development, and I am wondering if there
> is writing that talks about how important language is to support native
> culture.  If you know of anything that might help, are you able to send pdf
> files?  I actually need something ASAP. 

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