Jessica Sangris

Sı̀ Jessica Sangris sı̀yeh, teɂehdàa gǫtso ahte. Semǫ Alice Liske eyıts'ǫ setà Allen DeLeary wı̀yeh. Jessica Sangris is a Yellowknives Dene First Nation member who has lived in Yellowknife and Dettah since 2009. She carries her work in Indigenous languages with care and purpose, bridging government and community to help create meaningful, living spaces for language to be spoken, learned, and shared. She is one of the Mentor Apprentice Program Coordinators, a graduate of the University of Victoria’s Certificate of Language Revitalization program and has participated in Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning’s on-the-land program.

Jessica is an active learner of Wıı̀lıı̀deh and Anishinaabemowin. As a mother, she carries a strong responsibility to reclaim her languages and pass them on to her children, walking alongside Elders and community to help ensure Indigenous languages continue to live, breathe, and be spoken for generations to come.