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11TuesdayFebruary122013IndustryTourismandInvestmentWesupportAuroraCollegeAuroraCollegeWeekYoucangetanywhereifyougoonestepatatimeFebruary11-15ThebachacampusupstheantewithadvancedAboriginallanguageclassesEducationAuroraCollegeWeekByRENEFRANCOEURBettyEliasofTuktoyaktukisafourthyearstudentintheBachelorofEducationprogramatAuroraCollegeinFortSmith.ShespeaksInuvialuitbutonTuesdayandThursdayeveningsshecanbefoundinRoom230oncampussewingandsoundingoutnewTlichowords.EliasisamongahandfulofstudentspartakinginfreeAboriginallanguageclassesAuroraCollegebeganoffer-inglastTuesday.Imdoingitforinterestcu-riositytomingleandbecauseIthinklearninganotherAborigi-nallanguagewillhelpmelookatmyowninadifferentwayEliassaid.AuroraCollegehasbeenof-feringfreeintroductoryCreeChipewyanandTlichoclassestothepublicforacoupleyearsbutthisisthersttimeithasofferedanintermediateandadvancedsessionsaidDavePorterchairofAurorasSchoolofEducation.Peoplewerekeentoseeitcomebackthisyearandwewerelookingtoaddtowhatwecouldoffer.WethoughtwellwehavesomediversityinlevelsnowsoletshighlightthatPortersaid.TheadvancedlevelsforCreeandChipewyanfocusmoreonreadingandwritingusingboththeEnglishalphabetandsyllabics.AboutsixstudentsofallagesshoweduplastTuesdaynightfortheintroductoryCreeandChipewyanclassesPortersaid.TwowerepresenttotrytheirtongueatTlicho.AsacollegewecertainlywanttoassistinrevitalizingandensuringthattheAborigi-nallanguagesoftheNWTaresupported.Wewanttobethatspaceforthoseseekingtheopportunitytocontinuelearn-ingandworkingwiththelan-guagePortertoldTheJournal.Introductoryclassesrun700to1000p.m.onTuesdaysinRooms230216and214.IntermediateandadvancedspeakersareinvitedtogatherinRooms230and216atthesametimeonThursdays.Allclassesarefamilyfriendlyandeveryoneiswelcometoattendonadrop-inbasis.SteveLaffertyandEileenBeaverteachChipewyanMaryCardinalisrunningtheCreeclassesandTlichoistaughtbyVictoriaDrybonesofBehchoko.TheimportantthingistopassthelanguageontokeepitalivetohavethechildrenknowitandshowhowrichitisDrybonessaid.AcurrentstudentintheBachelorofEducationprogramatAuroraDrybonessaidshefeltshewasntspeakingherna-tivetongueenoughduringhertimeinFortSmithpromptinghertoteachtheTlichoclass.IlostmylanguagebeforewhenIwasakidandmovedtoYellowknifeandIdontwantthattohappenagainDry-bonessaid.Sheplanstobringherfourchildrentofutureclassesaswell.Dryboneslessonsarealloral.Therewillbemanysto-riessomefrombookssomejustfrommyheadshesaid.TherearealsoEnglishTli-chobooksstudentscanreadtovisuallyseeandcomparethetranslations.DrybonesalsowelcomesbeginnerstoherThursdaynightclasses.AtthemomentThebachaistheonlycampusofferingfreeAboriginallanguageclassesbutPortersaidhehasnodoubtsimilarseminarsareabouttoemergeatothercollegecampusandlearningcentres.WereallywanttoseethingslikethistakeoffandIseeitex-pandinghesaid.Werelook-ingataboutveorsixothercommunitieswithAuroraCol-legecentresandencouragingthesetypesofclassesthere.PhotoReneFrancoeurgobacktoschoolShereallyhelpedmeandmyfamilyoutatalowpointinourlivesthenhesaid.Irealizedalotofpeoplehaveanegativeoutlookonsocialworkersandthatsnottherealitytheyretheretohelp.Andtheydomakeadiffer-ence.IknewIwantedtohelpotherslikemeinthefutureIwantedtobeoneofthem.Mariesaidhefeelsitstherightcareerchoicebecausehehaspersonalexperiencewithsocialworkfromtheotherside.Ivebeenthere.IveseenthesystemplayingoutandIvegonethroughitmyselfsoIhavethattooffertoo.SofarMariesaidhesbeenimpressedbythecoursesatthecollegeandthetoolsin-structorsaregivinghim.IlookattheessaysIwaswritinginSeptemberandcomparethemtoonesImwritingnowandwhoacanyoutelladifferencehesaid.OverallmywritinghasimprovedandImlearn-ingskillsthatwillhelpmeasIworktowardsmydiplomalikeIdidntknowanythingaboutwritinginAPAstyleandthatsthemainformofwritingforthetwo-yearprogram.TheschoolalsomadehisfamilystransitiontoYel-lowknifeasmootherpro-cesshesaid.Thecollegessupportmechanismtheoutreachtheyvebeenthereformeanditsjustbeenagreatex-periencesofar.PhotocourtesyofLeslieMarieItellmytwosonsallthetimeabouthowtomakegooddecisionsandoneofthethingsthatcomesupisyouhavetogotoschooleverydayifyouwantaneducationyouhavetoshowupforit.LeslieMarieTifnneaRobertsandinstructorVictoriaDrybonesholdthematerialDrybonesusesforherTlicholanguageclassesatAuroraCollege.tAuroraCollegeinYellowknife