6 Wəlastəkwey/Wolastoqey Communities
Skicinowato-Skicinuwatu
In early 2016, there was a unified request made by the 6 Wəlastəkwey/Wolastoqey Chiefs of New Brunswick to the Provincial and Federal Governments to help revitalize the Wəlastəkwey Latowewakən/Wolastoqey Latuwewakon through an immersion effort. The importance of the language is paramount as it is at the core of cultural identity, which in turn, contributes to positive self-identities for our Wəlastəkwey/Wolastoqey youth. It has been proven that positive self-identities can create successful student outcomes. This unified request was brought on by the reality that the Wəlastəkwey Latowewakən/Wolastoqey Latuwewakon has been in crisis for some time; it lies on the brink of extinction, sitting on the dangerous end of the UNESCO Endangered Languages List.
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Wəlastəkwey Latowewakən/Wolastoqey Latuwewakon Committee Purpose: To be the voice of the Wəlastəkwey Latowewakən/Wolastoqey Latuwewakon education sector.
Wəlastəkwey Latowewakən/Wolastoqey Latuwewakon Committee Mission: To promote quality, accredited Wəlastəkwey Latowewakən/Wolastoqey Latuwewakon education materials in New Brunswick through the unification of Language Keepers, Language Teachers, and Language Teacher-Learners. We recognize that urgent collective action is an ongoing effort that can be achieved by a collaboration.
Wəlastəkwey Latowewakən/Wolastoqey Latuwewakon Committee Vision Statement: To be provincially recognized as the symbol of excellence and as the number one destination for quality Wəlastəkwey Latowewakən/Wolastoqey Latuwewakon education materials.
