Shannon Avison, Assistant Professor, worked to complete an InSpirit research grant, Indigenous Language Broadcasting, from Library and Archives Canada throughout the 2020/21 fiscal year.
Canadian Heritage awarded a grant to Shannon Avison in Indigenous Communication (INCA) and Fine Arts to produce a website and podcasts in the Indigenous languages of Saskatchewan.听After consulting with language keepers and Elders, the project was named听辫卯办颈蝉办飞锚飞颈苍鈥搇anguage in Cree. Due to COVID, most of the training for podcasters and designers has been done over Zoom; however, 鈥渨e did record the first four episodes of a cooking show in person, following COVID protocols and entirely in Michif.鈥� Although there are many podcasts by Indigenous producers, few are in Indigenous languages. The听辫卯办颈蝉办飞锚飞颈苍听podcasts are produced entirely in Indigenous languages, with English used only in the program summaries and producer bios. 听
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