{"id":12715,"date":"2025-10-30T15:06:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/?p=12715"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:06:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:06:37","slug":"shawn-francis-wolastokuk-and-la-belle-riviere-wolastoqey-maliseet-language-revitalization-in-a-trilingual-indigenous-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/2025\/10\/shawn-francis-wolastokuk-and-la-belle-riviere-wolastoqey-maliseet-language-revitalization-in-a-trilingual-indigenous-community\/","title":{"rendered":"SHAWN FRANCIS &#8211; Wolastokuk and La Belle Rivi\u00e8re: Wolastoqey (Maliseet) Language Revitalization in a Trilingual Indigenous Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id12715_4c4c67-6e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12715_4c4c67-6e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12715_4c4c67-6e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id12715_4c4c67-6e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id12715_4c4c67-6e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id12715_4c4c67-6e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id12715_4c4c67-6e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column12715_6868a6-db > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column12715_6868a6-db > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column12715_6868a6-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12715_6868a6-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column12715_6868a6-db > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column12715_6868a6-db > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column12715_6868a6-db{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column12715_6868a6-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column12715_6868a6-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column12715_6868a6-db\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Shawn Francis will discuss the landscape of Wolastoqey (Maliseet) language revitalization in his home community, the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation. Located in what is now Northern New Brunswick, his nation is now predominantly<br>French-speaking, unlike other Wolastoqey communities situated further down the Wolastoq (Saint John) river. He will illustrate the unique context and challenges of Indigenous language revitalization under a bilingual province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Shawn serves as the cultural and linguistic coordinator for the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation. He was project manager for<br>the children\u2019s book series Tama Matuwehsuwok (Where are the Porcupines?), and a four-part picture book on the seasons in Wolastokuk (Wolastoqey homeland). Shawn coordinated this rich community resource \u2013 the first piece of children\u2019s literature written in Wolastoqey, French, and English \u2013 with Dr. Imelda Perley (Opolahsomuwehs), linguist and Wolastoqey<br>language keeper, and Chief Patricia Bernard, chief of the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation. Shawn continues to work with institutions like the National Language Conservancy of Canada and the University of Moncton to strengthen his community\u2019s linguistic and cultural future as one of only two French-speaking Wolastoqey communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column12715_8d78de-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column12715_8d78de-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column12715_8d78de-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12715_8d78de-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column12715_8d78de-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column12715_8d78de-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column12715_8d78de-78{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column12715_8d78de-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column12715_8d78de-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column12715_8d78de-78\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/10\/1761851048905-06deb9b7-1771-455c-8e4d-a84d3f1e923e5_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/10\/1761851048905-06deb9b7-1771-455c-8e4d-a84d3f1e923e5_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/10\/1761851048905-06deb9b7-1771-455c-8e4d-a84d3f1e923e5_1.jpg 662w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/10\/1761851048905-06deb9b7-1771-455c-8e4d-a84d3f1e923e5_1-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/10\/1761851048905-06deb9b7-1771-455c-8e4d-a84d3f1e923e5_1-91x140.jpg 91w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/10\/1761851048905-06deb9b7-1771-455c-8e4d-a84d3f1e923e5_1-317x490.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/10\/1761851048905-06deb9b7-1771-455c-8e4d-a84d3f1e923e5_1-423x654.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2025\/10\/1761851048905-06deb9b7-1771-455c-8e4d-a84d3f1e923e5_1-634x981.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,662px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shawn Francis will discuss the landscape of Wolastoqey (Maliseet) language revitalization in his home community, the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation. 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