Come for stories, songs, and fingerplays for the whole family, presented in both English and another language.
This storytime will be delivered half in English by a Saskatoon Public Library employee and half in Michif by a guest storyteller.
The following supervision guidelines apply to children attending library events:
About Guest Presenter Samson LaMontagne
Tân’si / Taanishi - Samson LaMontagne is a Métis / Michif Educator from Regina. Samson began learning Michif while attending SUNTEP (Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program) at the University of Saskatchewan over 10 years ago. Samson now teaches Grade 4 at Georges Vanier School of Fine Arts in Saskatoon during the day. In his free time, Samson enjoys creating resources and supporting communities from all over Canada with his Michif Zoom Classes. Samson also provides free Michif content on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube at michifwithmonoksamson. Samson’s goal is to help with the preservation and revitalization of the Michif Language. Samson believes every student that learns Michif not only helps breathe life back into the language but also answers the ‘Calls to Action’ with Truth and Reconciliation. Samson would like to thank all of the Language Keepers that have helped him along his learning journey. Marrsî / Maarsii
AGE GROUP: | Kids |
EVENT TYPE: | Storytime | Speakers & Special Events | Music | Indigenous | Dance |
TAGS: | Storytime |
The Alice Turner Library replaced the smaller Sutherland Branch in December 1998. It was named after Alice Turner McFarland who was a library employee for 37 years and Saskatoon Public Library's chief librarian from 1981 to 1989. The first library in Canada to be built to the standards of C-2000 construction, Canada's environmental building code, the Alice Turner Library was expanded to double its original size in 2013.