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*University of Alberta Master’s Student Champions Cree Culture, Honored
With Alumni Award*

By Bev Betkowski, University of Alberta September 24, 2012
Canada

For Dorothy Thunder, the Cree language and culture can’t be separated, and
if one is lost, the other will surely follow.

It was this thought that inspired a dedication to preserving and teaching
Cree, from her days as a student in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of
Native Studies, to her current work as a sessional instructor and master’s
student on campus, to her latest accomplishment as a U of A alumni award
winner.

As a recipient of the 2012 Alumni Horizon Award, Thunder is being honoured
for early career accomplishments in keeping her native tongue alive.
Through her work, Thunder hopes to help Aboriginal communities gain a
strong sense of identity—one that is defined not by policy, but by culture,
and supported by language.

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