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EPISODE · Sep 28, 2025 · 42 MIN

Breathing Life into Our Languages with Ronald Ignace

from A Day To Listen · host Orbyt Media

When Ronald Ignace (Secwépemc) was a young teen boy, he ran away from residential school. Later, he realized the importance of education and worked to get his high school diploma, then went on to a Master’s degree. Through his passion for his Shuswap language and love of learning, Ron would become the first Commissioner of Indigenous Languages. Hosted by Kiefer Collison.

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