Edie Frederick is a Lheidli T’enneh Elder dedicated to, and passionate about, preserving local Lheidli T’enneh history and the Dakelh language. As the Nusdeh Yoh Learning Commons website confirms, “under the guidance of Lheidli Elder Edie Frederick, Nusdeh Yoh Elementary School has been working to ensure that the local Dakelh language is learned and remembered by the next generation. It is our hope that through our children, this part of our heritage will remain on this territory for generations to come.” Over the years Edie has created many language videos and is an active member of the ‘Atsiyan Ink’E ‘Atsoo Elders Society and the Dakelh Language Lessons Facebook group. Edie is a keeper of traditional stories from this region. Edie was instrumental to the creation of the Lheidli Dakelh Dictionary and has done significant translation work, including for the recently published children’s book Ceepee and the Fish Camp, for which Jennifer Annaïs Pighin also provided the First Nation artistic book designs.
