The Stoney Nakoda First Nation in southwestern Alberta has give you a brand new textbook and dictionary as a strategy to protect its conventional language.
Stoney stays the primary language for a majority of members of the three reserves that make up the First Nation.
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The language has historically been handed down orally and there are considerations that it might disappear as soon as among the senior members are gone.
Stoney is taught to the 1,500 college students on the First Nation and began a number of years in the past with a primary Stoney Nakoda textbook.
A sophisticated textbook and dictionary was launched at present for use for educating the language at college, together with a podcast the place elders inform tales to maintain the language and tradition alive.
Cherith Mark, the language and tradition coordinator for Stoney Training Authority, says the scholars are desirous to be taught and writing it down will make sure the language lives on for future generations.
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