Andrew Reuben grew up learning Cree, but at Bishop Horden Memorial School, a residential school, he was told not to speak it. Now, as an older adult, he’s teaching it to his children and over Zoom to his colleagues at Weecheetowin Support Services in Batchewana, Ont., where he works as a cultural and health support worker.
The language provides belonging and identity, Reuben says.
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