Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Mothers' Views on Language Acquisition
Theses
Author/Creator
Luella Bernacki Jonk
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 2009.
Literature published about parents/caregivers choosing to use Maori as the main language in the home. Looks at factors relevant to parents/caregivers and children and some information relating to the extended family.
Story about a little Cree girl who helps her grandfather regain his language after he tells her about his experience of residential school, separation from his family and culture and loss of language.
Suitable for use with students aged 9-13 (Grades 4-7) who have completed three or more years of Cree language instruction.
Looks at the language nest as way to promote language revitalization with Sylix children.