Brush up your language skills. There’s a 7-Day Ojibwe Language Immersion Camp at Lac Seul First Nation, 30 kms north of Sioux Lookout, Ontario, August 1st – August 8th, 2008. Held in an outdoor setting at Lac Seul by the lake. The teachers will be Lola Goodwin and Pat Ningewance Nadeau (author of Talking Gookom’s Language). Three Lac Seul Elders will also be on site every day.
The purpose of the course is to have students hold simple Ojibwe dialogues with each other and with elders, and to follow ordinary conversations amongst fluent speakers. Fluent fishing guides will take students out for fishing excursions for pickerel and northern pike as well as boat trips to the main community and beautiful surrounding area.
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
- Aug. 1st Friday Day of Arrival and Orientation Period. Survival phrases introduced.
- Aug. 2nd Saturday Reviiew of phrases. Weather, Getting to know each other. Kinship.
- Aug. 3rd Sunday Getting to know others. Excursion. Commands. At Home. Animals.
- Aug. 4th Monday In the Workplace. Occupations, Feelings. Senses. Appearances.
- Aug. 5th Tuesday Going to town, store, office, restaurant. Food. Table talk. Cooking.
- Aug. 6th Wednesday Visiting in a hospital. Being at a Conference. Placenames.
- Aug. 7th Thursday Camping, Geography. Preparing fish and other natural food.
- Aug. 8th Friday Packing up, saying goodbye. Self-assessment. Debriefing in English.
Tuition fee: $350.00 per person covers meals, and materials for 7days. Travel and camping gear are your responsibiility. Please advise us on dietary restrictions and whether you will need a ride from Sioux Lookout and the Kejick Bay landing.
For information, email books@patningewance.ca or p_nadeau@canada.com. Call (204) 774-8007. Fax (204) 489-3869. Also inquire at Frenchman’s Head (Lac Seul First Nation): (807) 582-3499.
Miigwech Teresa Reed for passing this information on to us.
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