Indigenous language stakeholders to gather at 25th Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium

University of Lethbridge - As Indigenous communities across North America face the challenge of keeping their traditional languages alive, an important conference is coming to the University of Lethbridge.

The U of L’s Departments of Modern Languages and Indigenous Studies have teamed with the Peigan Board of Education/Piikani Nation to host the 25th Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium (SILS 2018), June 7-9 at the University. The symposium, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), will bring together Indigenous language stakeholders from North America and beyond, including elders, community leaders and academics, as they seek to develop best practices and share resources and knowledge as they attempt to preserve Indigenous languages.

A glimpse of Aboriginal history - Blackfoot chiefs invited to Rideau Hall

Joyce Sasse - Father Albert Lacombe committed his life to working with the Aboriginal people. One of the stories told, in the drama “Man of a Good Heart” is as follows:

In 1883, when the gangs laying the CPR track entered the Blackfoot Reserve, the young starving warriors resented the intruders, and threatened them. Chief Crowfoot sent for Father Lacombe to try to help calm the confrontation.