by Meghan Finney, Communications Coordinator, MK

Wagmatcook student’s youth drum group sing for their new teacher, Louise Pierro.

Wagmatcook student’s youth drum group sing for their new teacher, Louise Pierro.

A New Year always brings opportunities for a fresh start, and this New Year began with a new Mi’kmaw language teacher for the Wagmatcook School.

Louise Pierro, a teacher with the school for over 20 years, excitedly accepted the position.

“There was not enough being done for our language,” Pierro explained. “I could see it being lost in our community and I really wanted to make sure I was doing everything I could do in the school.”

Over the past few months, community Elders h ...

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