The Stories I Can Tell by Lynn Cote

Lynn Cote was a guest speaker at the Saskatoon Elders Gathering where she spoke about the importance of stories and language learning. Lynn Cote is a Saulteaux woman and educator from Cote First Nation, located north of Kamsack, Saskatchewan. Cote inspires people to reconnect with their language by learning and telling the stories they are allowed to tell. Cote tells a story of Nanabush that describes how the owl got its name.

Cote believes that everyone has a responsibility to remember the stories from their families and it is through story and song that language can be learned. Language is the lifeblood of our culture and must work hard to keep our language.

Visit the following link and you will find a Saulteaux Language Learning Resource.