Lena Russell is a fluent speaker of Blackfoot from the Kainai reserve in southern Alberta. Lena's Blackfoot name is "Gentle Singer." The author of thirteen resource books, she helped develop the Blackfoot language curriculum and taught it for over 50 years.
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