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Deepening Language through Art
Working with Indigenous Elders at the Victoria Native Friendship Centre, paintings were created for a community made book that artistically reflect the importance of Indigenous language. In December, 2018 I was invited to lead a workshop for Elders who were re-learning their mother tongue. In an attempt to help connect people more deeply with their language, in consultation with my Indigenous colleagues, I created this workshop. Each elder was asked to choose a word that had