At just 14 years of age, Kenny Pheasant has found himself teaching the endangered Indigenous language, Anishinaabemowin, when working his first job at a small grocery store on Manitoulin Island. Pheasant is Anishinaabe and belongs to the Wiikwemkoong First Nation, and one of a few individuals who speak Anishinaabemowin fluently.
While the language is spoken by few, Pheasant has been teaching his native language for over 54 years, and has made it his life’s mission to get more individuals to learn and speak the unique Great Lakes’ original language.
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GUESTS ON TODAY’S SHOW:
- Dan Wanschura, Host and Executive Producer of Points North
- Kenny Pheasant, teacher of the Great Lakes’ original language, Anishinaabemowin
