KANANASKIS, Alta. — The Stoney Nakoda First Nation in southwestern Alberta is using the written word as a way to preserve its traditional oral language.
“This is needed because we are at a crucial time for language revitalization, especially for Indigenous languages here in Canada,” Cherith Mark, the language and culture co-ordinator for Stoney Education Authority, said Monday.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Stoney is being taught to the 1,500 students on the First Nation, starting off a few years ago with a basic textbook.Article content “It’s mostly been oral or verbal because a lot of our speakers have learned the language at home and this is how the language has always been passed down,” she said. “Maybe this is a new way to bring our language back by writing it down. We are working on it and I hope the children of the next generation would use it because it’s for them.”The Language Conservancy, a non-profit dedicated to preserving Indigenous languages, has been putting the material together.
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