Mike Parkhill remembers receiving a call from a community leader in a northern Ontario First Nation about three years ago asking if he had a tool that might…
Parkhill, who runs a company that creates programs to help revitalize Indigenous languages, didn’t have such a tool at the time but the idea to create one took root.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
The web and app-based tool — called Anishinaabemowin — was conceived by Parkhill and his company, SayItFirst, which received funding to develop it from the Indigenous-operated post-secondary Seven Generation Educational Institute and the Rainy River District School Board. The board has been using the program and providing feedback.
Currently, 320 students and 26 board staff and teachers have access to the tool. Another 230 students could use the tool if the program is greenlit for board-wide use this month, Johnston said, with that number possibly rising in the future to up to 2,000 students, including 650 who identify as Indigenous.
Young students have shown increased interest in learning Indigenous languages in the last few years, Johnston said. Despite not being a member of an Indigenous community, Belisle said she wanted to learn the language and share it with others. She said learning Ojibwe is giving her the sense of belonging to her heritage, which she said she lost after her mother died at a young age, and when she moved away from her community decades ago. She said she dreamt of her mother after signing up for the class.
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