When I became a mother, I felt an urgent need to learn my mother tongue — InternationalDayoftheWorldsIndigenousPeoples
Not hearing Ojibway as a kid was something I didn’t give much thought to—probably because I didn’t know any different. No one spoke the language in my home., was ashamed of being Indigenous. In fact, she would sometimes tell people she was French. I grew up unsure of my identity, too—not because it wasn’t talked about in our home but because of the negative interactions I had with mainstream society. Being called a “dirty Indian” is something I’ll never forget.
According to census data from 2016, only one in five Indigenous people in this country can speak an Indigenous language well enough to have a conversation. While Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut have tens of thousands of speakers—a healthy and sustainable number—there are some languages, such as Kutenai and Chilcotin, that are spoken by less than 200 people.But change is underway.
It’s a big undertaking. Her father doesn’t speak it at all, and her mother can only carry short, simple conversations in Ojibway. “I know that my kids have to function in today’s society, but it’s just as important that they knowTwo of Waapbiginew Ikwe’s children are learning Anishinaabe at Kiizhik School, an immersion elementary school based in Kenora, Ontario. Photo: Courtesy of Ryan White
Three years ago, Scott-Enns, who lives in Yellowknife with her three-year-old daughter, Setiya, started an online language campaign called. The campaign is an online depository where participants upload videos and posts using the Tlicho language. She says that the community response has been overwhelming. So far, Scott-Enns has uploaded 60 videos, as well as posts that highlight language classes offered at nearby colleges and universities.
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