Odette Auger, Local Journalism Initiative
Sofia Terbasket-Funmaker is one of the many language learners dedicated to breathing life into her language, and passing it on to future generations.
Image Credit: Kelsie Kilawna May 10, 2021 - 6:00 AM All that we know and all of our relationships grows from the words of our ancestors that is the guiding principle at First People’s Cultural Council’s Indigenous language programs. Sofia Terbasket-Funmaker is one of the many language learners dedicated to breathing life into her language, and passing it on to future generations. Funmaker is a Nsyilxcn language learner and teacher whose roots are Sylix, Anishinaabe, and Ho-chunk. She’s dedicating her time to language immersion and expanding curriculum resources. She uses standardized curriculum for classes at the Syilx Language House, and is designing her own project-based methodologies on the side.