Bernie Francis is a linguist of the Mi'kmaq language. But what is a linguist exactly? Before we find out, Bernie takes a deep dive into how he used language to help the Mi’kmaw from going to jail because they didn’t know the colonizer’s language.Funded by Sirius XM Canada through the Community Radio Fund of Canada <a href='http://wordsandculture.ca/'>wordsandculture.ca</a> <a href='https://crfc-fcrc.ca/en/'>crfc-fcrc.ca</a>

Bernie Francis is a linguist of the Mi'kmaq language. But what is a linguist exactly? Before we find out, Bernie takes a deep dive into how he used language to help the Mi’kmaw from going to jail because they didn’t know the colonizer’s language. Funded by Sirius XM Canada through the Community Radio Fund of Canada wordsandculture.ca crfc-fcrc.ca

Bernie Francis is a linguist of the Mi'kmaq language. But what is a linguist exactly? Before we find out, Bernie takes a deep dive into how he used language to help the Mi’kmaw from going to jail because they didn’t know the colonizer’s language.Funded by Sirius XM Canada through the Community Radio Fund of Canada <a href="http://wordsandculture.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer">wordsandculture.ca</a> <a href="https://crfc-fcrc.ca/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer">crfc-fcrc.ca</a>

Love of Linguistics

Words and Culture weaves conversations with Indigenous language and knowledge keepers together with music by Indigenous artists. The team creating this original content is made up exclusively of Indigenous producers, hosts and guests.

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Words and Culture weaves conversations with Indigenous language and knowledge keepers together with music by Indigenous artists. The team creating this original content is made up exclusively of Indigenous producers, hosts and guests.

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