Hi All: I'm a member of CANSCAIP (Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers) and am wondering how many approach English language learning through including Patois or Spanglish as Indigenous Languages and how many include Indigenous literature as sociology, anthropology, media or alternate ways of knowing or how many might invite a storyteller in person or by Skype to their teaching venues. I'm also Arawak descended so that I focused on writing over 10 curriculum units on phrases in the language. I'm at the new grandmother mile of life now, returning and hoping to complete the doctoral degree after personal injury that took me out of circulation for a decade and with the "gift" of a disability now. The next curriculum I wrote (for school performances) is on Anamorphic art and art by description with my newly acquired visual limitations (trying to avoid the "b" word here). I'd really love to hear your perspectives on how to include Indigenous languages as Modern Languages through literature and perhaps write a section in my thesis on your views. Feel free to reply online or offline - how many include indigenous themes or topics - directly to [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] Much thanks. -- Provost, TMCL M.Ed., Doctorandus/Ph.D. candidate on hiatus and researcher residency Focus: Indigenous Mestisaje Knowledge & Family Systems Advisors: Dr. A. Miles, Dr. G. Dei University of Toronto, Sociology/Social Justice Notice of Confidentiality: The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination, or other use or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient violates law. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL-L command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] To view or search the list archives, go to https://listserv.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CASLL-L -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-