Beginner Michif Language Classes

Learn Michif in partnership with Reconciliation Regina, a beginner language program aimed at revitalizing Treaty Four territory’s Indigenous languages that were lost through Residential Schools.

Register here to attend:  https://reconciliationregina.com/language-class-registration or click the Zoom link below with the corresponding date.

Dates: Beginner Michif Language Classes are held on Tuesdays for ten weeks from Jun 6th to August 8th from 7:00-8:00 pm. We encourage you to attend all ten sessions.

The whole series of the program will be recorded.

This program is offered in partnership with Reconciliation Regina. Reconciliation Regina and Regina Public Library will host Reconciliation Through Language Learning, a beginner language program series aimed at revitalizing Treaty Four territory’s Indigenous languages that were lost through Residential Schools. The languages in the series include Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota, and Michif. Each series will run for 10 weeks. 

The goal of Reconciliation Regina is to truly embark upon a meaningful process of reconciliation, to honor, acknowledge and accept responsibility for, to own, and participate in, redressing the harm done by residential schools. This involves a process that has no definitive roadmap, rule book, or process to follow on the path forward. This is, in fact, uncharted territory that individuals and organizations will embark upon in different, creative, and meaningful ways. For more information about Reconciliation Regina please visit their website at https://reconciliationregina.com 

This program is conducted through Zoom. Click the links to join: 

June 6: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88902344495 

June 13:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84221305904 

June 20: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86911829784 

June 27: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89824882887 

July 4:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87674735377 

July 11: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81761652469 

July 18: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87962159726 

July 25: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83160547612 

August 1: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87848315369 

August 8: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87612494804 

Presenter Information: Russ Fayant is a Michif from the Qu'Appelle Valley and is a member of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan. He is an instructor with the Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program in Regina where he resides. Russ teaches Métis history and co-teaches a Michif immersion language camp with Métis Old Ones. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, playing the guitar, learning Michif, and visiting with relatives.

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