Wilma Kennedy
Wilma Kennedy is a Language Keeper from Carry The Kettle Nakoda First Nation. She grew up with the Nakoda language and culture.
Teen Books (1)
Nakón-i'a wo! Beginning Nakoda is a language resource designed to help revitalize and document Nakoda, now spoken in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Written for beginning learners of Nakoda (also known as Assiniboine), this workbook, arranged thematically, provides a Nakoda/English lexicon, a vocabulary, a table of kinship terms, a glossary of linguistic terminology, and exercises to do after each lesson.
This book was made possible with the assistance of Elders and Language Keepers of the Nakoda Nation: Armand McArthur and Wilma Kennedy, Main Consultants; with additional contributions by Pete Bigstone, Leona Kroscamp, Freda O'Watch, and Ken Armstrong.
Educator Information
Recommended for Grades 7+
Additional Information
304 pages | 8.50" x 11.00" | Black and white illustrations throughout
