Resolution No. 2022-09-21
Preserving and Revitalizing our Spiritual Cree Language
WHEREAS the Mushkegowuk are the proud Nations of Omushkegowuk/lninimowin (Cree), the lniniwuk/People; and
WHEREAS the first language of the Mushkegowuk Nations is Cree, a language that is spiritual, sacred, identifies as a Nation and is God-given; and
WHEREAS unfortunately, many of our community members that are fluent in our lninimowin language are leaving us and taking our beautiful sacred lninimowin language with them; and
WHEREAS despite community efforts to preserve and revive our lninimowin language, the decline continues at a very concerning rate for all of our Mushkegowuk Nations;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chiefs and delegates of this Mamowihitowin Continue to express our serious concern about the steady decline of our First language lninimowin of the Mushkegowuk Nations; and
BE IT FlNALLY RESOLVED that the Chiefs and delegates of this Mamowihitowin of the Omushkegowuk direct the Office of the Grand Chief to
conduct a special Preserving and Revising our Spiritual Cree Language conference to develop a regional strategy to protect, retain, and revitalizes our beautiful language of the Mushkegowuk lninimowin.
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