(Ottawa, ON) July 27, 2021 – La LHF est fière d'annoncer la sortie du septième épisode de podcast de notre nouvelle série intitulée, Voix de la terre : les peuples autochtones parlent revitalisation de la langue. Today’s entry is with Harriet St. Pierre, a Michif speaker and Elder from Saskatchewan who has been working to preserve her Indigenous language with high school students.

Harriet St. Pierre was raised speaking Michif. She has travelled to many places in Canada, working at different jobs before returning to Saskatchewan, where she worked in education as an Elder counsellor for many years. Retired now, she teaches Michif and provides translation support for language resources. Harriet shares the importance of having one’s Indigenous language and how it feels to be able to express one’s-self in their language. The Michif language is essential, Harriet shares, as it helps show the community, culture, and nation to whom it belongs. Today, she continues to teach Michif via Zoom with high school students.

“Harriet St. Pierre’s reflections on the Michif language and its strength as a resource for her through her life is moving and inspiring,” said LHF’s Executive Director and In-House Legal Counsel, Teresa Edwards.

Pour écouter cet épisode de Voix de la terre: les peuples autochtones parlent de revitalisation de la langue, visite: https://bit.ly/voicesftl Vous pouvez également suivre le podcast sur les podcasts Apple, Spotify et d'autres services de streaming.

The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is a national, Indigenous-led, charitable organization that has been working to promote healing and Reconciliation for 20 years. The LHF’s goal is to educate and raise awareness about the history and existing impacts of the Residential and Day School System, Sixties Scoop, and other colonial acts of oppression on generations of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) Survivors, their descendants, and their communities in order to promote healing and to address racism. The LHF works to encourage people to address discrimination and injustice in order to contribute to the equity, dignity, and respectful treatment of Indigenous Peoples and to foster Reconciliation.

La LHF travaille à la mise en ligne de ses expositions. LHF propose également un programme de la maternelle à la 12e année et pour les adultes, ainsi que des guides d'activités et des ateliers visant à éduquer les Canadiens sur l'histoire autochtone et l'histoire commune des pensionnats et des externats, la rafle des années 60 et d'autres actes d'oppression coloniale. Pour faire un don ou pour plus d'informations sur la LHF, veuillez visiter le site Web at www.legacyofhope.ca. Notre numéro d'organisme de bienfaisance est 863471520RR0001