Cree Broadcaster Wayne Jackson (Left) and Jacob Leblanc (Right) in the booth covering the Edmonton Elks Indigenous Celebration Game (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)
On July 28, the third Annual Edmonton Elks Indigenous Celebration Game took place at Commonwealth Stadium as they faced the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, with the full coverage of the game conducted in the Cree Language on CFWE Radio.
Cree Broadcaster Wayne Jackson talks about his excitement on returning to the booth for his third year with covering the Edmonton Elks, and honoring Treaty Six and Treaty Eight with throwing in two different Cree dialects throughout the live broadcast.
Jackson adds that when people tune in and hear the language, more interest grows for Indigenous people to learn their language.
Jackson is hopeful to hear the whole coverage of the game in the Cree Language, with mixing with the English language he adds that it will attract those who don’t normally speak the language but gaining the grasp of learning and understanding Cree.
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