Gmaamikwenmigoo! Meet the winner of the Anishinaabemowin spelling-bee
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A spelling bee is sure to fire up the nerves and when it’s in your ancestor’s language, there’s real pressure. Angela Stacey was the winner of an Anishinaabemowin competition held Saturday at Chippewas of the Thames First Nation.
‘This was the most I’ve ever put into my language and I’m proud of myself’
A spelling bee is sure to fire up the nerves and when it’s in the language of your ancestors, there’s real pressure.
Angela Stacey was the winner of an Anishinaabemowin competition held Saturday at Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. The prize? $5,000! But the real win for Stacey was learning a language she wants her daughter to speak.
So how hard is Anishinaabemowin to learn?
Angela Stacey tells London Morning what learning her language means to her. She recently won top prize in an Anishinaabemowin speaking competition. 0:56