Summer Language Immersion Camp
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Learn it. Speak it. Teach it.
This is the focus of Project Ewikkendaswat Ekenomagewat (They Will Learn to Teach), a three-year language revitalization project funded by the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) and the Hannahville Indian Community. The project is designed to provide language instructor skills training, grammar instruction, and immersive language experiences to increase language proficiency for training participants. These are individuals who have accepted the responsibility to actively teach the Potawatomi language. Training participants will also be joined this summer by members from other Potawatomi bands – and together their goal is to assure that the Potawatomi language will live long into the future.
During the summer months of each project year, three one-week summer language immersion camps are planned for training participants and others to absorb, learn and speak the language with fluent speakers/elders. Mornings will be spent with the speakers, while afternoons will be filled with activities to practice and speak language learned during the morning sessions. Many of the afternoon activities will be facilitated by language specialists. Hannahville community members are encouraged to attend the week-long language immersion sessions.
The summer immersion camps will be held at the Hannahville Gathering Grounds. If weather is inclement, sessions will be transferred to the Potawatomi Heritage Center. Free camping is available at the Gathering Grounds, with electricity and showers on site. Hotels are available nearby. Please contact us for additional information by calling 906-723-2272. Click here to download the schedule for the first week of summer immersion.