Numerous Indigenous activists and academics have argued the importance of language preservation and language learning in cultural revitalization for tribal peoples (see Baker-Williams, 2000 for a literature review and discussion of language revitalization an its role in decolonization) . As a Cree woman who knows scarcely twenty-five words in my native language, I have a strong desire to learn the language my father spoke fluently but did not teach to me. Living in Vancouver, with no direct contact with family members who speak Cree, I have found creative and engaging ways to use social media in my language learning pursuits. Specifically, I have added many counts to this Youtube posting of a Cree language song by Carl Quinn, which has the lyrics posted as a notation to the video:
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