Canadian Heritage committee [Witness spoke in Mohawk]
February 28th, 2019Committee meeting
Margaret (Kaweienón:ni) Peters
Canadian Heritage committee [Witness spoke in Mohawk] [English]
February 28th, 2019Committee meeting
Margaret (Kaweienón:ni) Peters
Canadian Heritage committee In 1980, when the Freedom School began, it was more like we had a community political uprising. The school began around 1980. People didn't want to send their kids to the board-run schools, the federally-run schools. The people at that time decided they wanted to take education i
February 28th, 2019Committee meeting
Margaret (Kaweienón:ni) Peters
Canadian Heritage committee In our community, it's almost the same as she said. When the funding comes through, it's not specifically designated for language. We have the Mohawk board of education, and it's the first time in history, really, that in the past decade or more we've had an immersion program. W
February 28th, 2019Committee meeting
Margaret (Kaweienón:ni) Peters
Canadian Heritage committee [Witness spoke in Mohawk] [English] I acknowledge everyone here. [Witness spoke in Mohawk] [English] Thank you for inviting me to provide my voice. [Witness spoke in Mohawk] [English] My real name is Kaweienón:ni, which means “she makes the way”. [Witness spoke i
February 28th, 2019Committee meeting
Margaret