A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Sixth Annual Community Mohawk Language Show took place at the Tsi Snaihne School on Ennisko:wa/March 31st from starting at 6 pm and lasting until after 8 pm. Grand Chief Mike (Kahentake:ron) Mitchell was on hand as the master of ceremonies and agreed to participate to show his support for the language efforts taking place at the community level. Beginning with the Ohen:ton Karihwatehkwen by Rarennenha:wi Francis, Skahwatsi:ra grade one student and the evening unfolded with the traditional St...
For several years the Onondowa:ga (Seneca) have been hosting a variety of Summer Immersion Camps as a part of their language revitalization efforts in various locations throughout the beautiful Seneca Country. The workshops provide a forum for the Onondowa:ga from the Allegany and Cattaragus territories to come together and work on various projects for their language resource & media development. Seneca Elders, youth, teachers, technicians and community members come together for a common cause,...
By Kaweienón:ni (Margaret) Peters AMBE Kanien’kéha Curriculum Specialist For several years, the Ahkwesáhsne Mohawk Board of Education Kanien’kéha program has been undergoing many changes, since the inception of the all Kanien’kéha (Mohawk Language) program in 1995, when a full immersion kindergarten program was implemented into the Tsi Snaihne School. The program has now grown into a bi-lingual program that is intended to meet the various learning needs of the students. The main objective...