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Callie Hill is Turtle Clan, Kanyen’kehà:ka, and is a lifetime resident of Kenhtè:ke. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na Language and Cultural Centre (TTO) since 2004 and has dedicated much of her professional life to revitalizing Kanyen’kéha for the benefit of her community and the Mohawk Nation.
Callie has a Master of Education Degree in Indigenous Language Revitalization from the University of Victoria. She continues to be a learner of the Mohawk language. Callie will speak about the language revitalization that began over 30 years ago when a group of parents from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory came together to create ways to raise their children so they could learn and honour their language and culture. Through this goal many speakers have been born. This spirit of language awakening continues as construction of their new Kenhtè:ke Language and Cultural Centre is scheduled to begin.
Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na (TTO) was established in 2000 by a group of community members concerned with the revitalization of the Mohawk language in Tyendinaga. Their name means “keeping the words alive”. Their language programming include a nursery program, a Mohawk immersion elementary school, an adult learning program, and other community resources. They are a not-for-profit organization that serves the Tyendinaga community and all of those seeking to learn about their proud culture. Callie will expand on her keynote by sharing some of the creative ways they are raising their children while honouring their culture and growing many new speakers. This spirit of language awakening continues as construction of their new Kenhtè:ke Language and Cultural Centre is scheduled to begin.
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