University College of the North is offering virtual classes on conversational Cree September 15th to 19th that have sparked a lot of interest. The College’s Diane Pelly says you can learn the basics of the Cree language specifically in the Swampy Cree dialect and you’ll also learn about numbers and conversation. She says what makes it fun is it’s very participatory for the students so they’re going to learn through games and contests, they’ll be given some assignments and also conversing with each other throughout the fifteen hour course. She adds they’ll also go through some refresher basic Cree and there’s going to be some discussion on the weather, they’ll talk about dates and also the time as often those are topics that come up in the day to day conversation.
Pelly adds there has been a huge response to the first two sessions from across the province and as far away as Alberta so they may add a third session. The cost is 103 dollars plus GST and you can register by September 11th or get more information by calling 204-620-1705 or email dpelly@ucn.ca.
