Moving Towards a Language Nest

Stories and Insights from nkmaplqs

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ID15533017
AuthorsNatalie A Chambers (Okanagan University College, corresponding author), Danielle Saddleman
Year2020
Volume15
Issue1
Pages27-43
Publication date2020-03-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFirst Peoples Child & Family Review An Interdisciplinary Journal Honouring the Voices Perspectives and Knowledges of First Peoples (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1708-489X • E-ISSN: 2293-6610
PublisherConsortium Erudit (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.7202/1068361ar
OpenAlexW3015000984
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

A language nest is an early language learning program for young children from infancy to five years of age. Language nests have the potential to reconnect young Indigenous children to their languages and cultures within the heart of their communities. The first author, a settler scholar and mother and grandmother of language nest children, shares some insights and experiences from her doctoral research with community members who have been involved in developing a language nest in nḱmaplqs, the Head of the Lake Okanagan Indian Band community in Vernon, British Columbia. The second author, an Okanagan Indian Band community member and Language and Culture Lead for her community, describes the language nest in the present day. We offer these stories and words of language nest development to encourage other Indigenous communities who are engaged in their own journeys of reclamation. 1 2

Biology · Indigenous · Indigenous language · Nest (protein structural motif · Sociology · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Language Development and Disorders · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Ecology

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