Alexis Members, please help us complete our family tree research by filling out and submitting this form.
Please email the completed family tree to: isga@ansn.ca or drop off at the Heritage & Language office located in the Lands building.
Under the authority of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation Chief and Council, the department’s mandate is to promote and maintain the Stoney Language and History of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation and to develop Alexis as a bilingual community.
The Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation Elders are the Knowledge Keepers of the language and history and provide direction, guidance and support to the staff and program.
The Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation Stoney Language Program was initially formed in the year 1996 by the authority of the Alexis Chief and Council to teach the language at the school. To meet community needs, the program expanded and is now operating as the Alexis Heritage & Language Department. The department is governed and managed in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation.
Our Language program focuses on increasing fluency and literacy (writing system) in the community. We develop resources for professionals and learners. We engage our community through various methods of language revitalization efforts. We are being called to translate more documents for the band and work with programs to incorporate the language in their office spaces. We also have an Alexis Heritage & Language Facebook Page and provide members with word of the day and department updates. Due to COVID19, we began delivering Community Stoney Language Classes online.
History & Archives focuses on researching, documenting, archiving and promoting our history. We help develop resources for language learners. Our main research projects are to repatriate cultural items that were taken from our people, organizing our collection of historical documents and updating our new data base system. We are being called to do more projects with departments and work with them on a project to project basis.
| Cazhe (Name) | Duca Canucin (Role) | Language Category | I?abi? Language Proficiency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ish?awinmin (Elders) | Wahùcakisa (Advisors) | Bilingual (Isga/English) | I?abi nohe ca (Fluent) | 2002 |
| Eugene Alexis | Isga I?abi Basnibde Director of Language | Bilingual (Isga/English) | I?abi nohe ca (Fluent) | 2002 |
| Alexandra Alexis | Wanigash Daca Igitaubi Igihnabi Basnibde Interim Director of History & Archives | Bilingual (English/Isga) | I?abi yusbenasdi ca (Learning) | 2018 |
| Brenda Arlene Potts | Isga ?a?abi Owabi Yusbecakebi / Garesa / Yusbebicin Stoney Language Instructor / Literacy Training Leader / Stoney Curriculum Resource Developer & Translator | Bilingual (Isga/English) | I?abi nohe ca (Fluent) | 2002 |
| Stephanie Alexis | Shune Basnid’e / Owabi Wizhakabi Ones' / Owabi Xdezhe Shune lyobi Financial Officer / Researcher / Alexis Treaty Curriculum | Bilingual (English/Isga) | I?abi nohe ca (Fluent) | 2019 |