Opinion

Fifty-five years ago last Friday Eva Hoffman was bridesmaid at Mary Anna’s and my wedding in a small country church in western New York State.

Since my husband, Jack Tennant, passed away last month I have been truly blessed by the outpouring of support I have received from family, friends and the community of Cochrane as a whole.

Indigenous languages are in decline in Canada. In 1972, 95 per cent of Stoney Nakoda students entering kindergarten spoke the Îethka dialect of the Nakoda language.

A photo Terry Poucette took the other day from her Morley residence has inspired a whole new way of looking at a detail in the writing system for her Stoney Nakoda language, and it’s a real mountaintop moment.

H ello Cochranites! I am here to report that Council is eight months into our four-year term. We said we wanted to hear from you and we are working hard to find new and better ways to gather your input on many important projects that are underway.

“You are what you speak,” Stoney Nakoda First Nation Elder and language keeper Tina Fox says.

T his is the second of two guest columns by our sons, Reg and James, which they’ve written as my Father’s Day treats. Last week’s featured James’ reflections on Bighill Creek.