Workshops

Workshops

I facilitate workshops for post-secondary programs, community organizations, and institutional teams that want to bring Indigenous language learning into their space in a way that actually sticks. Sessions combine gameplay, audio from a fluent Anishinaabemowin speaker, and facilitated reflection. There is no language knowledge required on anyone's part.

What a session looks like:

A typical workshop runs 60 to 90 minutes. We start with a short intro on the importance of language, why games work for learning and an overview of Ataage Agindaasonan, the Ojibwe card game.

We split into groups for the game demo. Participants recieve hands on experience and start engaging with the language. Next, we debrief to connect the experience to everyone's roles as educators or caregivers or community members.

Sessions can be adapted for ECE and CYC students, language program staff, general cultural competency training, and community events.

What participants walk away with:

Participants will leave with hands on experience using an Indigenous language. They understand how to use the game independently or in their own classroom or program. They will leave with a different relationship to what it feels like to be a beginner, which is the thing that makes them better at working with learners.

Who this is for

Post-secondary programs with Indigenous content requirements, community organizations running cultural programming, language tables and drop-in programs, and institutional teams looking for something more hands-on than a lecture.

Workshop Options

Decks are not included in workshop pricing. Participants are welcome to purchase their own after the session. Organizations that want decks for the room can add a bulk or package order separately.

Game Night / Language Play

A low-barrier introduction to Anishinaabemowin through gameplay. We play, we laugh, we say words out loud, and some of them start to stick. No language background needed.

This format uses a mix of activities depending on the setting. Every session includes a short intro and a light debrief. The goal is exposure and a positive first experience with the language, not fluency.

Best for: staff socials, community events, cultural programming, conferences, friendship centres, tabling events.

In-person Sessions
60 to 75 minutes. Using the Ataage Agindaasonan card game and Kitchen & Food Anishinaabemowin Bingo. In-person: $450

Virtual Sessions
Kitchen & Food Anishinaabemowin Bingo, which works just as well over a screen and requires nothing from participants ahead of time. Virtual: $350

Full Workshop

1.5 to 2 hours. Participants experience the game as learners, not as facilitators in training. The session includes identity and language context alongside gameplay and a facilitated debrief.

A more structured experience that includes identity and language context alongside gameplay and a facilitated debrief. Participants leave with a clearer understanding of why language learning feels hard and what gets in the way, which makes them more effective working alongside learners.

Best for: ECE and CYC programs, post-secondary professional development, educator PD days, school staff training.

In-person: $750

Educator Prep

1 to 1.5 hours. Designed for staff who have purchased or are about to purchase a package and want a live walkthrough before their first session. Covers how to run the game, how to adapt it for different groups, and how to handle common questions from students. After this session, any staff member in the room can run the game independently.

Best for: schools and programs preparing for classroom implementation.

Available for organizations that have purchased a package, contact to discuss.

Booking

Workshops are available in Winnipeg and virtually. If you're interested in bringing a session to your program or team, reach out and we can talk through what would work for your group.

If you're a smaller organization or community group working with limited funding, reach out. I'd rather find a way to make it work than have budget be the reason it doesn't happen.