What’s Ahead for Speaking Place?

Our team is hard at work planning impactful projects and initiatives that will strengthen the role of Wabanaki languages in daily life. Here’s a glimpse of what’s to come:

• Immersion Gatherings: Hosting community immersion events to connect learners with fluent speakers and foster conversational fluency in immersive environments.

• Language Resource Development: Creating tools like family conversation kits, translations of common signage for community spaces, and language games for homes and classrooms.

• Cultural Preservation Projects: Developing a Wabanaki songbook featuring traditional songs and their translations to ensure they are passed down to future generations.

• Scholarship Opportunities: Establishing scholarships to support community members in attending gatherings, training events, and furthering their language learning.

• Video Documentation: Continuing to document fluent speakers through video projects.

• Community Partnerships: Learning from successful programs like the Maliseet Immersion School and others to strengthen our approach.

We believe these projects will not only revitalize our languages but also reconnect us with our identity, culture, and shared history as Wabanaki people.

As we move forward, we express our heartfelt gratitude to Ben Levine for his years of service and vision. His contributions have laid the foundation for Speaking Place’s next chapter, and we look forward to carrying his legacy into the future.

How You Can Support Us

This transition marks a new era for Speaking Place, and it also comes with the need for community involvement and support. Whether you are a language learner, a fluent speaker, or simply passionate about our mission, we invite you to join us in making these goals a reality.

Follow us here for updates, volunteer opportunities, and announcements about our upcoming programs and events. Together, we can ensure that Wabanaki languages thrive for generations to come.

Passamaquoddy Voices, Wabanaki Futures—we are building them together, one word, one song, and one conversation at a time.

You may make a gift now with the donation method listed below. If you would like to discuss your support of Speaking Place, please contact Robert Leavitt, Board Chair, at 506.466.1908 or rleavitt@unb.ca.

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