Judy Thompson

Edōsdi Judy Thompson
First Nations Studies

Dẕenēs̱ hoti’e. Edōsdi ushyē. Tałsetān didene hots’ih. Tsesk’iye esdā tsehi. My name is Edōsdi, which literally means “someone who raises up children and pets” or more simply, “someone who is a teacher.” My doctoral dissertation, Hedekeyeh Hots’ih Kāhidi – “Our Ancestors Are In Us”: Strengthening Our Voices Through Language Revitalization From A Tahltan Worldview, guided the development of a language and culture framework. Since 2012, our language revitalization team has implemented a language authority, opened two language nests, brought a Diploma in Indigenous Language Revitalization Program to our territory, as well as working on the development of K-12 school language curriculum, children’s books, apps, and an online and print dictionary