A future workshop on syllabics is planned.
Cultural events can be linked to ABE curriculum instruction. Catherine’s career goal is to be an aboriginal language and culture instructor, so cultural workshops reinforce her professional development. Catherine drew from her experiences at the Chipewyan workshop to write an English 140 expository essay.
Encouraging learners to attend such events demonstrates that the program values the learners’ culture and language. It also enables learners to maintain their language and use it in the community.
At the cultural camp, both youth and elders learned traditional skills . . . including how to prepare foods, rabbit snaring and fishing. The elders share history stories, their beliefs, and values of the Dene people.
Catherine Boucher