Abenaki, In Relation to the Language

For the last three decades, Jesse Bowman Bruchac and Conor McDonough Quinn have worked both together and individually in Abenaki and other Eastern Algonquian language revitalization efforts. They see this work as not only about language, but also about the strengthening of culture and community. These efforts have led Dr. Quinn to develop and implement an Indigenous inspired relational approach to teaching language, in concert with Jesse’s culturally guided incorporation of music, and technology. During their Faculty at Home presentation, they will be discussing formative experiences and methods, as well as reflecting on their first extremely successful first session at the new Middlebury Language School of Abenaki earlier this summer.

In his quest to revitalize Abenaki, Jesse Bowman Bruchac has created multiple ways to make the language accessible including a website, a YouTube Channel, and recordings of teaching songs.

This is a webinar taking place via Zoom. Please visit the website to register for this event. There is no charge.