Vow of Language - Day One

This is the first day of a 30 day period in which I will commit one hour of everyday learning, speaking, thinking in Cree.

It's not very much time at all when you put it on paper like that. I think that is the appeal of the idea. If it works then it's not a major sacrifice of time. It really is the least that I can do to try and keep my Mother Tongue alive.

I was preparing my preparations and my mother called. She started talking to me in Cree right away. I was trying to explain to her that the purpose of last night's phone call was to explain the idea to her. I was taking a Vow of Language and I had this idea and stuff. I was going to put it on the internet on my blog. She like the idea right away. I realized I was moving forward already.

When she called last night, I realized that I had already begun this journey. Tansi. Niminoyan. Tansi Monah Nahndoe.