Nêhiyawak Language Experience launches "How to" language guide

The nēhiyawak Language Camp is a one week of an immersion experience out on the land in the month of July. This is where teachers and participants, mainly families come and live together and Be in the language of nēhiyawēwin (Cree). Learners come and learn how to speak nēhiyawēwin through a variety of 2nd language methods stationed throughout the camp. Everything is nēhiyaw/Cree informed.

“The call for Indigenous language revitalization camps and other opportunities for Indigenous people to learn and strengthen their languages far surpasses the availability of these important resources,” said Dr. Belinda Daniels, Founder and Co-Director of nēhiyawak Language Experience Inc. “We want to play a role in reclaiming and revitalizing Indigenous languages and we hope these resources will help everyone participate in this essential work. The Decade of Indigenous Languages is a time for all of us to commit to ensuring we support Indigenous languages.”

The “How to” Language Guide will be helpful for many communities and language activists who want to develop language camps but don’t know where to start. There are 50 pages of instructions, step-by-step, to creating and making your own language camp. From looking at language through the gaze of land, to language methods, lesson planning ideas, teachers along with researchers put together this guide with nLE’s process and long-time experience. Its focus is on language revitalization techniques and tips for the Cree language. However, this guide can be used for any Indigenous language.