Keeping language in place: from Dene transitional-immersion at school to a local Dene teacher education program

• Main Authors: Klein, Mark, Lovick, Olga, Jung, Dagmar
• Format: Audio
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Canada; Clearwater River; La Loche; First Nations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/41936

Dene Sųłiné, a Dene (Athabaskan) language spoken in North-western Saskatchewan, remains the dominant language in the communities of La Loche and Clearwater River Dene Nation. Out of a total population of 3,400, more than 90% speak Dene. Until recently, children who entered the school system were dom...