i-kiyohkātoyāhk (we visit): Adapting nēhiyawēwin/nīhithawīwin (Cree) language learning to the COVID19 reality
Date
2020
Authors
McIvor, Onowa
Sterzuk, Andrea
Cook, William
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Publisher
SAGE Publications
Abstract
i-kiyohkātoyāhk (we visit) is a phrase which describes our experience of trying to recreate an online version of our way of life, being together in the language. The following report is our view of the ways nēhiyawēwin/nīhithawīwin (Cree) language learning has adapted to the COVID-19 reality since March 2020. Our hope is that by sharing the experience most familiar to us, the one we are living as learners and speaker/teacher, that we offer a useful perspective and potential solutions or directions for others.
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© The Author(s) 2020. Reuse is restricted to non-commercial use and no derivative use. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available from SAGE Publications at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1177180120970938?journalCode=alna.
Keywords
Indigenous language revitalization, technology, language learning, synchronous video chat, COVID19
Citation
McIvor, O., Sterzuk, A., & Cook, W. (2020). i-kiyohkātoyāhk (we visit): adapting nēhiyawēwin/nīhithawīwin (Cree) language learning to the COVID-19 reality. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 16(4), 413-416. https://doi.org/10.1177/1177180120970938