Kehkimim | Wolastoqey Latuwewakon

Amsqahsewey yut ihtolokehkitasik Wolastoqey latuwewakon weli-kihkatasik ktahkomikuk.
Lisa Perley-Dutcher and her community of friends, elders, and volunteers are working to save the Wolastoqey language before it disappears. Almost all fluent Wolastoqey speakers are 65 years and older, so we only have a short window of time to involve our fluent speakers in the revitalization of our language. This documentary tells the story of the first-ever Wolastoqey immersion school. The school, located in the traditional territories of the Wolastoqey people (in what is today known as New Brunswick, Canada) provides an opportunity for children and adults to learn and reconnect with their language and ways of life.
"Indigenous languages are fundamental to who we are as people. Its concepts, contours and rhythms shape how we perceive and describe the world around us. Language grounds people to the land, our ancestors, and our culture. Kehkimin immersion school wants to rebuild a healthy relationship between the children and mother earth through our traditional language, nature, and culture."
The Wolastoqey transcript of the film is available for download here:
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Learn more about Kekhimin: www.kehkimin.org
Or follow Kehkimin on Instagram at: kehkimin.immersion.school
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Produced by: @DesmondSimon
This film is presented by the Common Ground Project, a partnership between Community Forests International, Ulnooweg Development Group, and the Family Forest Network of Nova Scotia.