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Two educators at Elsipogtog First Nation say the fight to keep the Mi’kmaq language alive comes down to getting people to speak it. Krystal Francis and Donna Augustine, whose spirit name is Thunderbird Turtle Woman, are building language resources for the community, including immersion classes from nursery through Grade 8.
Donna Augustine and Krystal Francis are building resources to keep the language alive for the next generation
Jennifer William · CBC News
· Posted: Sep 30, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 28 minutes ago
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Donna Augustine and Krystal Francis stand outside a teepee at Elsipogtog First Nation. (Khalil Akhtar/CBC)
Two educators at Elsipogtog First Nation say the fight to keep the Mi’kmaw language alive comes down to one thing: getting people to actually speak it.
Krystal Francis, a cultural language lead, and Elder Donna Augustine, whose spirit name is Thunderbird Turtle Woman, work together teaching Mi’kmaw language and culture at the Elsipogtog community school.
“The more we can speak it outside of our classrooms, outside of our health centres, the more of a chance we have to actually grasp the concepts of speaking language so openly anywhere in public,” said Francis.
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