(Ottawa, ON) – August 14, 2024 – On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is pleased to be joined by fellow Cree speaker Cameron Adams. Cameron is a proud member of Berens River First Nation in Treaty 5 Territory and is on his journey to becoming a fluent Cree language speaker. His hope for revitalizing Indigenous languages shines through, making him a powerful example for Indigenous Peoples seeking to deepen their language learning – wherever they may be on their journey.

Cameron joins the conversation in the studio to share his passion for Indigenous languages and how he has made them more accessible. As a graduate student at McGill University pursuing an M.A. in Indigenous Language Revitalization, he actively engages in his passion through his work with the Office of the Commissioners of Indigenous Languages. In this episode, Cameron and Gordon switch seamlessly between Cree and English, offering a compelling discussion on the crucial role of Indigenous languages in shaping communities and worldviews.

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Cameron discusses his collaboration with Elders and community members to create Nēhinawēwin, a language-learning app for the Swampy Cree dialect. This free app is a valuable resource for educators and learners alike.  He shares why it is so important to uplift each other through the re-learning process. “We have a diaspora of our language right now because we don’t have a community that all speaks our language, right? People live urban, they live rural, they live in community, we’re all over.  So we need to uplift our language and speak it, but also support each other.”

In line with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 appels à l'action, Cameron sees his role in furthering reconciliation, through education and language revitalization. His efforts offer a powerful example for anyone looking to reconnect with their language, in a way that feels authentic for them.

The LHF is a national, Indigenous-led, charitable organization that has been working to promote healing and Reconciliation in Canada for over 24 years. The LHF’s goal is to educate Canadians about the history and existing intergenerational impacts of the Residential and Day School Systems and subsequent Child Welfare System on Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) Survivors, their descendants, and their communities to address discrimination against Indigenous Peoples, and to promote hope and healing in Canada. The LHF works to encourage Canadians to address discrimination and injustice in order to contribute to the equity, dignity, and respectful treatment of Indigenous Peoples.

The LHF has 30 educational exhibitions that promote awareness of Indigenous history that are free to borrow and is working on making exhibitions available online. LHF also has curriculum for K-12 and for adults, along with Activity Guides, Workshops and Training, two Podcast series, all aimed at educating Canadians about Indigenous history and the shared history of Residential and Day Schools, the Child Welfare System, and other colonial acts of oppression. The LHF works to develop empathy and understanding so as to eliminate ongoing racism against Indigenous Peoples and to foster Reconciliation in Canada.

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