Kwai (Hello),
I have taught the Indigenous Abenaki language to students at my preschool (ages 2 to 5).for the past three years. The school is located in Abenaki territory and I have been studying the language with an Indigenous teacher for five years, The format of my weekly lessons has been teaching new words and songs, some of which include hand motions. I also tell Abenaki stories in English but pepper them with Abenaki words.
The children respond enthusiastically to these lessons and have used their new words at school and at home.
wlinanawalmezi (take good care of yourself),
Annette
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Annette Urbschat
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-05-2023 02:14 PM
From: Brent Dunn
Subject: Tribal and Indigenous languages in the classroom
Hello all!
I've decided to keep this post short to begin a more lucrative discussion. When thinking about Indigenous languages in the classroom what are effective practices learning a language respectively? What is a language immersion school? What if it's an indigenous school that is not immersion? Why is this so important for indigenous peoples?
Hvtvmcehecvres (until we meet again)
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Brent Spears
He/Him/His
TIECN Facilitator
Lead Teacher
MPTN CDC @ Bright Horizons
Mystic, CT
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