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Language And Culture Exchange
Medicine Hat And Region

(LACEMHAR)

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About

Pronounced as 'lace-mar' with a silent 'h', LACEMHAR is a volunteer-run open community group.

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Purpose (What We Do)

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LACEMHAR does free (no charge) language and culture exchange and practice, with free-form conversation, currently in (A-Z):

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English

French ∙ Français

German ∙ Deutsch

Japanese ∙ 日本語

Korean ∙ 한국어

Mandarin Chinese ∙ 普通话

Spanish ∙ Español

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Don't see your language(s)? LACEMHAR might already have someone who is waiting to exchange your unlisted language(s) with you!

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Please contact and tell us what languages that you want to exchange!

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Eligibility (Who LACEMHAR Is For)

 

LACEMHAR is open to:

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All cultures, nationalities, citizenships, residency statuses, refugees, and international visitors

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Including people on student/work visas/permits, like international students, working holiday, and temporary foreign workers (TFW)

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Ages 16 and over, who are comfortable in speaking with adults.

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Program Service Area (Who Can Go To LACEMHAR)

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LACEMHAR is for all people in all of southern Alberta including, but not limited to (A-Z)​:

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Alderson
Bow Island
Bowmanton
Brooks
Burdett
Dunmore
Elkwater
Irvine
Medicine Hat (YXH)
Ralston
Redcliff
Schuler
Seven Persons
Suffield
Tilley
Walsh

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Contact

Email LACEMHAR

Thank you; a LACEMHAR volunteer will reply as soon as possible!

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LACEMHAR, Medicine Hat (YXH), and surrounding areas are on Treaty 7 Territory and are near Treaty 4 Territory that are the Traditional Indigenous Lands of the Siksika (Blackfoot), Kainai (Blood), Piikani (Peigan), Stoney Nakoda, Tsuut’ina (Sarcee), Cree, Sioux, Saulteaux bands of the Ojibwa Peoples, and Métis Nation in Region III, who have all call these Lands Home for Generations, over a 10,000-year history of deep and rich cultural heritages. Colonization deeply impacted many Generations of Indigenous Peoples in Canada (CA/CAN), the United States (US/USA), and North America (NA). The effects and legacy of colonialism; the required residential/industrial/boarding school systems; the required sixties-scoop/baby-scoop apprehension/foster/adoption placement systems; and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirits (MMIWG2S) continue directly and indirectly today. With Indigenous Peoples together as Treaty Peoples, we are in a shared collective journey of listening, learning, and understanding truth towards reconciliation. Indigenous Peoples give Stewardship of the Lands and contribute to building healthy, thriving communities of learning, work, recreation, and life.

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