A new Indigenous company is working to ‘Cree’ate nuclear industry language for fluent speakers

By NC Raine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  The complexity of modern scientific terminology and the Cree language are sometimes at odds, but Vince Natomagan is aiming to find bridges of understanding between those two worlds. “I have to think Cree while talking in English,” said Natomagan, from Pinehouse First Nation and founder of Gray Jay Consulting. “ I want to provide a service for more cultural appropriate communication so the two groups understand each other, and mistrust can be alleviated,” he said. Natomagan, who has a background both in media, broadcasting, and as a radiation technician, is launching a consulting business, Gary Jay Consulting, to capitalize on the province’s plan to implement nuclear power from small modular reactors (SMRs). With the ability to produce reliable power with zero greenhouse gas…

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