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Wekatesk Head Start - Mi'kmaq Family Resource Centre - Thirly Levi - Elder - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island


Thirly Levi, an Elder with the Wekatesk Head Start Program at the Mi’kmaq Family Resource Centre in Charlottetown, describes the ways she teaches language and culture to the children and the important impact it has on them.

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Contact Details

Organization: Mi'kmaq Family Resource Centre Wekatesk Head Start
Location: Wekatesk Head Start, Mi'kmaq Family Resource Centre
Name: Thirly Levi
Title: Elder
Address:
158 St. Peters Road
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 5P8
Phone Number: (902) 892-0928

Contributor

Name: Lisa Jodoin
Regional Lead(s):
  • Verlé Harrop 
  • Sylvia Moore 

Province/Territory

Prince Edward Island

Education Levels

Community
Early Childhood

Education Topics

Culture
Language
Traditional Knowledge

Language Spoken

English