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ISSUE 2006/11/23 11VOLUME 61 INSIDE 02 News 06 Comments 08 Diversions 10 Features 12 Arts & Culture uniter.ca 17 Listings » 20 Sports N THE WEB O [email protected] » E-MAIL E 11 U SS I L. 61 L.61 vo 2006 23, NOV DENT WEEKLY U OF W GETS LOTS OF GREEN TO BE GREEN U 02 PROVINCE COMMITS $10 M TO COLLEGE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT A COLD WAR ADVERSARY OF THE US RISES AGAIN SANDINISTA PARTY ELECTED IN NICARAGUA INNIPEG ST INNIPEG 10 W F O KEEPING THINGS SIMPLE WITH SLEAN 12 There’s mORE TO THIS SARAH THAN JUST MUSIC ERSITY V NI UNITER GREY CUP COVERAGE U 20 CHECK OUT WHAT THE UNITER SPORTS TEAM SAYS ABOUT THE CFL HE T ♼ November 23, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 02 NEWS UNITER STAFF NEWS EDITOR: r ic har d L ie b r e c ht SENIOR REPORTER: d e r e k L e s c has in NEWS EDITOR: w hitne y L ight E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR News Jo Snyder » [email protected] BUSINess MANAGER James D. Patterson » [email protected] NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Richard Liebrecht » [email protected] Avoiding death News PRODUCTION EDITOR Whitney Light » [email protected] EFFORTS PReseRVE AND PROMOTE THE LANGUAGE OF MÉTIS COMMENTS EDITOR » [email protected] WHITNEY LIGHT and most of those referred to during her edu- tage: elders, who would like more opportunity DIVERSIONS EDITOR NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR cation were various creoles and pidgins. Michif to speak the language; and young people, who Matt Cohen » [email protected] stood out as a unique language—it mixes ele- want to get back to their roots. ments of French and Cree grammars to form To help these groups preserve and restore ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR “We’re losing the language and losing its own—and it also intrigued Rosen because it Michif culture, the MCHRC opened in 1996 and Mike Lewis [email protected] » it fast,” says Gerri Belanger, a genealogist originated in her home province, Manitoba. includes a library of Métis cultural documents. at Winnipeg’s Métis Culture and Historical During the nineteenth century, explains Most of them, however, are in English. Little LISTINGS COORDINATOR Resource Centre. She’s referring to Michif, the Rosen, being able to speak Michif was, for some, Nick Weigeldt » [email protected] Michif is written down, but efforts to improve mixed language of mostly French nouns and a desirable quality. resources are happening. With Michif speaker SPORTS EDITOR Cree verbs that originated from the Red River “Multilingualism was prized and sought Rita Flamand, MCHRC published a lesson guide Mike Pyl » [email protected] Métis over 200 years ago. Today there are less after by European fur traders,” says Rosen. in 2002 with two CDs of materials called Michif than 1000 speakers. Michif speakers were valued as interpreters. By Conversational Lessons for Beginners. COPY & STYLE EDITOR In a presentation at the U of W on Nov. the 1880s, however, the need for interpreters Flamand has helped with Rosen’s research Brendan Johns » [email protected] 22, Nicole Rosen, a French professor at the dissipated and “the Metis went into hiding.” in the past. Rosen is currently working in col- University of Lethbridge, explained efforts to Cultural shame amongst Métis became laboration with the Louis Riel Institute of the PHOTO EDITOR bring the language back from the brink of ex- prevalent in the twentieth century as European Manitoba Metis Federation on a course pack- Natasha Peterson » [email protected] tinction. peoples enforced European customs and forbid age, hoping to begin Michif classes in fall 2008. “Michif is an insiders language. It was speaking or teaching Michif. She has been trying to outline a grammar. SENIOR REPORTER Derek Leschasin » [email protected] used at home,” says Rosen. “It’s been hidden “A lot of people remember their grandpar- “Nothing is written down in terms of gram- from many people for a long time. Little has ents speaking it” but they didn’t know what it matical rules. All languages have rules, but they STAFF RepORTER been written about it and linguists only became was, says Rosen. Belanger can relate. have to be found.” Kenton Smith » [email protected] aware of it in the 1950s.” “My mother’s older siblings spoke Michif Other language revitalization efforts in- Metis people are the descendents of a bit as well as Ojibwe, but they could not teach clude the Michif Masters Apprenticeship BEAT RepORTER European fur traders, mostly French Canadian, it to their children because of school policies. It Progam. It pairs young people with Metis Ksenia Prints » [email protected] and North American aboriginal women. Michif was only English in the schools.” elders to do activities together, such as fish- is the language that emerged from this contact, Michif is still spoken in some communi- ing or baking, while using the language. And in BEAT RepORTER Michelle Dobrovolny » [email protected] and is synonymous with the word ‘Métis’. Some ties on the prairies, including Saint-Laurent Brandon, MB, says Rosen, a Michif speaker is Métis, in fact, prefer to call themselves Michif. and Camperville, MB and I’le a la Crosse and doing some teaching at a daycare. PRODUCTION MANAGER & GRAPHICS EDITOR The language of Michif is not “written in Buffalo Narrows, SK. Notably, Manitoba’s Spreading Michif today will be a challenge. Sarah Sangster » [email protected] stone”, as the MCHRC points out. Various cul- former Lieutenant-Governor Yvon Dumont is As Rosen points out, adults must be taught be- tural and regional dialects exist. fluent in Michif. cause children aren’t learning it at home any- Rosen is part of a small community of Now a resurgence of Métis pride seems to more. this week’s contributors scholars currently researching the language. be taking place. Rosen suggests there are two “It’s much more difficult to pass on now. I She was long interested in languages of contact, groups of people seeking to reclaim their heri- don’t know anyone under age 50 who speaks it.” Aaron Epp, Gerald Stephen, Erin McIntyre, Stephen Spence, Daniel Falloon, Salai Za Ceu Lian, James Johnston, Brooke Dmytriw, Matrt Urban, Aaron Elkaim Vincent, Micheal Banias, Kristy Rydz, Cameron MacLean, Janette Martens, Derek Penner, Sam McLean Marketing competition puts The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of Winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press Inc. Mouseland Press Inc. is a membership based organization in which students and community members are invited Admin faculty on the map to participate. For more information on how to become a member go to www.uniter.ca, or call the office at 786-9790. The Uniter is a member of the Canadian University Press and Campus Plus Media Services. 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