The SENĆOŦEN Coffee House is a place where Saanich community members come together, in a casual environment that is safe, familiar, comfortable, and fun, to practice the SENĆOŦEN language (youth-adult). This portion of the Saanich-CURA encompasses knowledge mobilization and promotes community inclusion.
This evening activty is designated time to share, familiarize and socialize in the SENĆOŦEN language. Community members can be presented with the opportunity to practice and receive mentoring from semi-fluent SENĆOŦEN students and teachers.
Community members can simply wear a button on their lapel when entering the room. A color-coded system could be used, for Elders and semi-fluent speakers to identify skill levels. E.g.: Red = Beginner Blue = Progressive Green = Fluent etc.
The goal for this project is to create a unique community approach to practicing SENĆOŦEN as a way to support and complement formal SENĆOŦEN studies. The SENĆOŦEN Coffee House can be a place for this much-needed activity to occur on a regular basis.
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