#chiefatahmgrad Another former Chief Atahm School student graduates! My youngest child completed a Bach of Science in Land & Food Systems at UBC. Focusing on Indigenous food security and water governance. Onto a Masters in Geography program in the fall. Land & language!

Melpetkwe Matthew, Cstelnec-Simpcw te Secwepemc

Made it to #StabilizingIndigenousLanguages conference in Lethbridge! Shaky ride but got here a day early for a meeting with the UVic-NETOLNEW SSHRC partners. Great group working on our languages across Canada

#languageFinals First 2 classes completed in our Secwepemctsin adult proficiency program. Great group of hard workers. Onto the Storytelling Institute in July open to all language teachers and a two week immersion session in August

Weytkp, its been awhile...but great happening at Chief Atahm School! New language nest building arrived; SFU language proficiency group doing awesome; I’ve started new draft of FNLE Level 2; #languagegames are live at chiefatahmgames.com

Stop by our booth at the FNESC education conference this Friday and Saturday at the Bayshore in Vancouver. New resources and announcements!

Announcing our #may16to18languageconference in Kamloops! We invite language warriors, activists, planners, and teachers to our conference. This year’s theme “Stetume” means Dreams and focuses on planning and assessment. Save the date, join in celebrating our Indigenous Languages

Back in the Secwepecúlecw now but had an amazing gathering in NWT. Indigenous researchers from across Canada focusing in on adult language learners. NETOLNEW project.

Whew! Just finished writing the First Nations Language Essentials Level One to be launched at the FN Schools conference this coming weekend. Use it to guide your beginner language program. Focuses on building comprehension & speaking. #fnle4languageclassrooms

Great first class of our adult proficiency program. Good cross-section of young snd older; beginners to semi-fluent. We are starting off with two courses in the spring and 3 in the summer. Full-time in fall with five courses. A few seats still available. #secwepemclanguage4ever

#fnle_launch_party at the first nations schools conference in Richmond. Level One has over 400 pages of language lessons to help guide language classrooms. A.S.K M.E=Action, Story, Keep Talking, Make a Story & Evaluation. Coming to a band school near you!

FNLE Level One is officially launched! Time to start translating.

Secwepemctsin Proficiency Program is up & running. Started using the Lang App on the SFU Hellenic Department LMS. Pilot project and so far so good! Kukstsemc Costa & Kosta.

This was nice to hear from a parent. From our facebook feed:”Language Nest's last week coming up and Maya last year in the program. We are going to miss these beautiful teachers. We are forever thankful for the last 3 years and for keeping the Shuswap language going forward.”

#LanguageConference in Kamloops May 11th & 12th! Check out: chiefatahm.com/impression-eve… Everyone is welcome. Learn and celebrate our amazing languages. This years guest presenter is Michele Whaley, an amazing energetic and resourceful language teacher from Alaska.

#Suswéwll I heard on CBC that Roderick Haig-Brown Park is going to be renamed “Tsútswecw”.I was surprised to hear they translated it as “many fish”. “Tsútswecw" means “creeks”. They must correct the spelling:”many fish” is “Suswéwll”. Students of Chief Atahm know the difference.

Awesome first day at the Chief Atahm School Language Conference at TRU in Kamloops! #Language_teachers_united in their passion for regenerating Indigenous languages. Kukstec kuc Bill Cohen, Natalie Chambers, Michele Whaley, Alianna Parker and Suzanne Gessner.

2 days with First Nations language teachers, the best kind of people to be around. Kukstec kuc to all who made this year’s conference a success. See you in two years. Great to have Sarah & Sekwaw, our young staff, present on the Language Nest. #Learning_laughter&language.

#suswéwll_many_fish is a great name for the area known for one of the world’s largest sockeye spawing grounds. Check out this article: saobserver.net/news/province-…

#IndigenousDrWilson. Was so happy to watch my good friend Margaret Wilson successful defend her doctoral thesis on urban aboriginal health. She started her presentation off by speaking Kwakwala and continued to wow us with her powerful Humumu (butterfly) theory. Le7 re p’usme!