Chief Shirley Clarke
Director of Education Lorraine Whitman
Mi'kmaw Language teachers nil
Horton is the smallest First Nation in this region. It is located about six kilometers from Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Six children from this community attend the provincial school system. There is no school in the community and therefore, no Mi'kmaw language program exists.
The respondent from the band council indicated
that they would need funding in order to put on an after school or evening
program. There is one fluent speaker in the community; an elder in
his eighties or nineties. It would be difficult to bring back Mi'kmaw
into this community.
| a. Never heard Mi'kmaq spoken at home |
| b. Grand/parents or yourself attended Residential School |
| c. Children attended non-native schools in your area |
| d. Only way to succeed in school was to speak English |
| e. Brought in by a family member from the U.S. |
| f. Neighbours speak English |
| g. Too much English on TV |
| h. Knows the language but afraid to make mistakes |
| i. One of the parents was non-native |
| j. Babysitter was English speaking |
| k. Other |
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