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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 After a successful inaugural year, a local First Nation will host another language revitalization event. \u2018Reawakening of our Language\u2019 will take place on April 24th and 25th at the Pomeroy Sports Centre, hosted by Doig River First Nation (DRFN) in partnership with the University of Northern British Columbia and Northern Lights College (NLC). Like last year, workshops, keynote speakers, and other sessions will be dedicated to preserving languages like the Beaver language of the Dane-zaa people. Christopher Parkin of the Salish School of Spokane, located in Washington State, will again be in attendance. The school, founded in 2010, features an Indigenous-centric education for students from Kindergarten through grade eight, ensuring a generation of Indigenous language speakers. DRFN… <\/p>\n

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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 After a successful inaugural year, a local First Nation will host another language revitalization event. \u2018Reawakening of our Language\u2019 will take place on April 24th and 25th at the Pomeroy Sports Centre, hosted by Doig River First Nation (DRFN) in partnership with the University of Northern British Columbia and Northern Lights College (NLC). Like last year, workshops, keynote speakers, and other sessions will be dedicated to preserving languages like the Beaver language of the Dane-zaa people. Christopher Parkin of the Salish School of Spokane, located in Washington State, will again be in attendance. The school, founded in 2010, features an Indigenous-centric education for students from Kindergarten through grade eight, ensuring a generation of Indigenous language speakers. DRFN... <\/p>\n

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