So it’s been difficult to add the posts and pages that I have planned for she walks about but I have been busy!
I am currently the Skátne Enionkwaió’ten Language Plan Coordinator at the Kahnawà:ke Education Center. Skátne Enionkwaió’ten’ means, “we all will work together”. We are initiating Kahnawà:ke’s first 5-year strategic plan for language revitalization. I signed on for a six month contract which was recently extended until mid-June. I work 20 hours per week (okay, I admit to going over those hours) and study full-time at Concordia while raising three kids.
My whole heart is in the strategic planning initiative we have launched. Our language Onkwehonwehnéha or Kanien’kéha is an endangered Indigenous language. I am a second language speaker (ACTFL high-intermediate) after studying the language for years including a two-year adult immersion program called Kanien’kéha Ratiwennahní:rats in Kahnawà:ke.
When the language plan and website launch this Thursday April 26, 2018, everyone will understand what I have been working on! I plan to write about the process and how it has impacted me. I can’t wait to hold that plan in my hands and know that I have been part of something really meaningful and important – to help revitalize our beautiful language.
I will link my posts to our Skátne Enionkwaió’ten website after the launch later this week!!!
~Wahéhshon