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Act Rep 2005 Jan-June.Indd ACTIVITIES REPORT — JUNE 2005 COVERING THE PERIOD JANUARY – JUNE 2005 The winter and spring of 2005 saw continued involve- ment by YNLC in the support and training of a new generation of language instructors in both the Certificate training program and specialized literacy sessions. The YNLC recognizes this as a crucial step in ensuring the preservation of Yukon native languages, especially with the recent retirement and loss of several highly experienced instructors from the first group of language instructors in the Yukon. The Centre has also taken its literacy sessions out to the communities this spring, including very successful Northern Tutchone and Kaska literacy sessions held in Mayo and Watson Lake. Community support for these sessions has been very strong and attendance has been high. Centre staff have noticed that the growth of competence in native language literacy, as well as increasing numbers of individuals who are familiar with learning in a school setting, has resulted in vigorous participation in workshops and a keen interest in language learning. Another major development this season has been the addition of new on-line language lessons with audio on the YNLC website, as the Centre continues its commitment to make Yukon native languages widely accessible on the web. These are in Hän (Percy Henry), Tagish (Lucy Wren), and Ahtna (Lena Charley). Ten audio versions of the Fish Camp story book have been added, and two Ahtna versions of the At Home story book. The Centre wishes to extend its thanks to CYFN’s former Grand Chief Ed Schultz, who has been a strong supporter of the vital work of language preservation and the role that YNLC plays in this area. The Centre would like to thank Acting Grand Chief Eric Morris as well, who has also been a keen advocate of language Certificate Graduates Ruth Welsh, Phoebe Lewis, Anne Ranigler preservation, and and Janet Burns. to welcome the new YNLC Activities Report, January - June 2005 1 Grand Chief, Andy Carville. We look forward to a fruitful working relationship with the new Grand Chief. In upcoming activities this fall, Centre staff will be playing a significant role in the Yukon Teachers’ Association 50th anniversary conference in September. Both YNLC staff members and native language instructors will be leading a number of workshop sessions at the conference. YNLC’s activities for the first half of 2005 are summa- rized in the table accompanying this report. With the rapid evolution of technology, the Centre is finding its staff and resources increasingly stretched in order to support requests for assistance from community-based language programs. The Centre’s long-term goal is to make as much material as possible available through its website so that it can be accessed by anyone with a computer. In Memoriam YNLC staff and native language instructors around YNLC's Josephine Holloway the Yukon were saddened by the passing of two native preparing language lesson books. language instructors, Fanny Smith and Bertha McLeod, as well as a respected elder, Bessie Allen, who contributed significantly to the preservation of her language. Fanny Smith, who passed away in April, was a Tlingit language instructor at the Carcross School. Fanny began teaching in 2000 and was completing her Certificate training at Yukon College. Bertha McLeod, a Hän language teacher in Dawson City, passed away in January. Bertha was a member of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation and taught at Robert Service School. Bertha had been teaching her language since 1996 and graduated from the Certificate program in 1999. Bessie Allen, mother of experienced native language instructor Lorraine Allen, was a respected elder of the Champagne-Aishihik First Nation who passed away in May. Bessie contributed stories and songs to the Southern Tutchone language programs. On behalf of the YNLC Centre staff, and all Yukon native language teachers, we would like to extend our sincerest condolences to the families. Spring Graduation Five graduates from YNLC’s native language instructor University of Alaska Graduate training programs were honoured at Yukon College’s gradu- Linda Harvey. ation ceremony on June 4th. Graduates of the three-year YNLC Activities Report, January - June 2005 2 Native Language Instructor Certificate Course are Janet Burns (Southern Tutchone) of Whitehorse, Phoebe Lewis (Kaska) of Watson Lake, Mary Skookum (Northern Tutchone) of Carmacks, Ruth Welsh (Gwich’in) of Tagish, and Anne Ranigler (Northern Tutchone) of Whitehorse. Anne is Archivist and Northern Tutchone Language Specialist with YNLC. The certificates were handed out by Acting CYFN Grand Chief Eric Morris and Northern Tutchone elder Evelyn Skookum from Carmacks. Graduate Ruth Welsh said a prayer in both Gwich’in and English, and YNLC staff member Linda Harvey sang O Canada in Southern Tutchone. On May 15 Linda Harvey, Urban Programs Co-ordinator with YNLC, attended the graduation ceremony at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Having completed her Associate of Applied Science degree in Native L a n g u a g e Education, Linda is now working on a Bachelor of Arts Certificate Graduates Mary Skookum, Anne Ranigler, Phoebe Lewis degree. and Ruth Welsh with YNLC potlatch bags. The Centre staff is very proud of these instructors, who have worked extremely hard to complete their training at Yukon College and in their home communities. We join family and friends in congratulating them on their achievements. Yukon Geographical Place Names Board YNLC provided linguistic and technical recording assistance with Tlingit place names for the Yukon Geographical Place Names Board, the group that makes recommendations to the Minister of Tourism for naming geographical features in the Yukon. Agreement on the correct spelling of a name is crucial if it is to be approved for use on official maps of the region. Elder Gladys Johnson from Teslin visited YNLC in February and assisted with the review and recording of place names in the Teslin area. YNLC linguist André Bourcier made digitized sound files of the names. This work provides the Place Names Board with a permanent record of the correct pronunciation. Such place names are an important contribution to language revitalization because they restore to the land names that have traditional meaning, and because family history, traditional stories, and traditional activi- ties are all attached to place names. YNLC Activities Report, January - June 2005 3 Native Language Teacher Training A Certificate training session was held from March 7 to 11 with 16 participants representing six Yukon and Alaskan languages: Gwich’in, Northern Tutchone, Southern Tutchone, Kaska, Tlingit, and Ahtna. The focus of the session was on methodology, language structure and professionalism for both trainees and experienced instructors. The session included demonstrations of teaching techniques, long-range planning, and introduc- ing reading and writing. Instructors Bertha Moose and Amanda Workman did a demonstration lesson with the Grade 3 and 4 students from Takhini Elementary School. Attendance at the training sessions is part of the course requirements for the Native Language Instructor Certifi- cate program accredited by Yukon College. Participants must also complete three years of classroom experience in order to receive their Certificate. Graduates of the Certificate program may go on to take a two-year Diploma program, during which they develop their linguistic and teaching skills, develop original teaching materials, and Southern Tutchone Elder Irene Smith. document oral history and traditional narratives. Literacy Training Sessions On April 13 to 15 a special Southern Tutchone literacy session was held at YNLC for first-year trainees in the Certificate training program. The session focused on pronuncia- tion, new vocabulary, and traditional stories, with the trainees providing input about their needs. Two elders attended the session: Margaret Workman, former YNLC Southern Tutchone language specialist and founding instructor of the F. H. Collins Southern Tutchone language program; and native language instructor Irene Smith, a fluent speaker of the Ta’an dialect of Southern Tutchone. The group also discussed the origin and meaning of the name of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation's potlatch house, Na'kwa/t&a' Ku'ç. On April 20 to 22 a very successful Northern Tutchone community literacy session was held in Mayo with 36 partici- pants. Three First Nations (the Selkirk First Nation, Little Instructor Hilda Germaine and her students from J. V. Clark School Salmon-Carmacks at the Mayo session. YNLC Activities Report, January - June 2005 4 First Nation, and the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun) took part. Instruc- tor Hilda Germaine did a demonstration lesson with the Grade 1 and 2 class from J. V. Clark School in Mayo. The Grade 8 to 12 students participated in a bingo language activity during the session. Elder May Roberts shared a traditional story, The Little Mountain Man, and elder Alice Buyck sang a song, Jimmy Johnson. Four YNLC Northern Tutchone Elders Evelyn Skookum, May Roberts, staff - director John Ritter, Agnes Charlie and Bella Peter. linguist André Bourcier, and co-ordinators Linda Harvey and Jo-Anne Johnson - led the sessions. Melody Hutton, co- ordinator at Yukon College’s Mayo campus, provided much appreciated assistance with logistics, supplies and food. A Kaska literacy session was held at Johnson Elementary in Watson Lake on May 11 to 13. John Ritter, André Bourcier and Jo-Anne Johnson led the session. Participants from Watson Lake and Ross River practised reading and writing Kaska, including the reading and singing of O Canada in Kaska. They also did listening exercises and reviewed vocab- ulary. The session was attended by Johnson Elementary School principal Denis Ryan. On May 20 and again on June 2 a Northern Tutchone literacy session was held at YNLC for three community native language instructors from Carmacks. The group corrected the translation of the Lord’s Prayer into Northern Tutchone and Evelyn Skookum recorded it.
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