Saskatchewan loses premier Saulteaux language teacher Margaret Cote
Nahkawewin Saulteaux (Ojibway Dialect of the Plains), and three months ago Anihšinapemowin Beginning Saulteaux, a book she co-authored, was finally released. In total, she published about 20 Saulteaux language and culture books while being a full time Saulteaux language and Saulteaux history professor. News of Margaret Cote's passing was shared on social media on Wednesday. She was 70.(Margaret Cote/Facebook) According to her bio on the Strong Nations Publishing website, Cote was the first person in Saskatchewan to teach a First Nations language in a public school. "So, with her passin...
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