Residential schools tried to eradicate Mi’kmaw. The language needs help to survive Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn

October 2, 2023

Teacher Noreen Sylliboy stands in front of a class of Grade 5 students and starts with a simple lesson that names the days of the week and the seasons, speaking in a language that only a few thousand Nova Scotians know.  She is trying to do her part to revitalize Mi’kmaw, a language that Canada’s Indian residential school system…