Celia Deschambeault
Air Date: December 15, 2022
Summary
Join us for a lively discussion with Swampy Cree lifelong educator, Celia Deschambeault, talking about her language journey and the importance of language resource development. Celia shares with us the challenges and successes of being a second language learner along with developing resources.
SERIES
Cree and Coffee with the Crazy Crees
HOST & PRODUCER
Andrea Custer
Charlotte Ross
Episode Guest
Celia Deschambeault has been an educator for over 20 years. She has worked in many capacities from being an elementary teacher, high school teacher, vice-principal, principal, coordinator, consultant, superintendent and finally director of education. She holds a Bachelor of Education with distinction, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Education and is currently pursuing a doctorate degree at the University of Regina. Celia is currently the Director of Education for Nisto Awasisak Memorial School in Cumberland House Cree Nation. She has made phenomenal changes in the school which includes making Swampy Cree language and Land-Based Education a foundation. Those changes support decolonization and the evitalization of Swampy Cree Language. Celia is also a Cree Language resource developer and has recently supported Saskatoon Catholic, Sask. Rivers, Northwest School Division and Meadow Lake Tribal Council in Language and decolonization. Her passion is making meaningful change in education.
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