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Kym Gouchie, a well-known Indigenous singer-songwriter from northern B.C., will share tunes off her new record at Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre April 6.
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Soon she ll be speaking with language keepers and mentors from all across the province, beginning with those here on the traditional territory of the Lheidli T enneh. My inspiration truly was my late grandmother Mary Gouchie and just being an Indigenous person knowing that languages are such a vital part of our culture, she said. There are very few Lheidli language speakers left and Gouchie knows that even within that language there are different dialects and to preserve the language for future generations is very important. I think truly what it is that I m doing is a creative expression of my journey in learning the language of my ancestors, Gouchie said. That includes Lheidli T enneh, Cree on my father s side - I know more Cree than I do my other ancestral languages that also includes the Shuswap Secwépemc. So I ve been really inspired by the fact that music can reach anyone. That means it can reach children and even adults and this album even though it s for children it s really for everyone and their inner child. I want to do something that s fun and engaging to preserve language which can be used in the classroom or in a home or in a daycare setting.