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First Nation Directors of Education National Forum, Feb 13, 2019

First Nation Directors of Education National Forum, Feb 13, 2019. Chief George Ginnish Eel Ground First Nation 506-627-4600. Mike Parkhill SayITFirst Inc. mikepark@sayitfirst.ca 905-867-8929. History. Joshau Fishman. Stage 8: Only a few Elders speak the language.

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First Nation Directors of Education National Forum, Feb 13, 2019

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  1. First Nation Directors of Education National Forum, Feb 13, 2019 Chief George Ginnish Eel Ground First Nation 506-627-4600 Mike Parkhill SayITFirst Inc. mikepark@sayitfirst.ca 905-867-8929

  2. History

  3. Joshau Fishman • Stage 8: Only a few Elders speak the language. • Stage 7: Only adults beyond child bearing age speak the language. • Stage 6: Some inter-generational use of language. • Stage 5: Language is still very much alive and used in community.

  4. Technology

  5. Conjugation Tool

  6. Methodology • Partner with a dictionary owner • Spelling lessons • Dialect lessons • Consistency of translations • Programming for errors and common mistakes • Start Easy, then advance one grade at a time

  7. Futures Schedule • Text to voice 2020 • Museum of Civilization and Canadian Archives • Voice to text 2021 • Elders can teach culture 2021 • Translation jobs emerge as integrated immersion occurs 2021 • Speaking and learning in the home possible 2022

  8. Data Points • 5 sentences per hour • $10,000 per week

  9. Cost of Immersion • First off, is it even possible today? • 5 sentences per hour at grade five level • How much time will it take to get to immersion?

  10. The ‘Budget” • $300,000 per year per language for four years • Three to four full time First Speaker translators per language • Programmer time • Targeted text conversion strategy and time

  11. Unesco - Scorecard 1) Intergenerational Language Transmission 2) Absolute Number of Speakers 3) Proportion of Speakers within the Total Population 4) Trends in Existing Language Domains 5) Response to New Domains and Media 6) Materials for Language Education and Literacy

  12. Thank You!! mikepark@sayitfirst.ca 905-867-8929 Chief George Ginnish 506-627-4600

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