Instagramさんのインスタグラム写真 - (InstagramInstagram)「Boozhoo (hello). “My goal is to equip Indigenous youths with digital literacy skills needed to protect our communities, and I’m doing it with free robots that speak Indigenous languages.” —Indigenous robotics inventor @danielleboyer (Danielle Boyer) Danielle is the founder of the The STEAM Connection, a youth-led charity that has reached more than half a million young people through technical education with an emphasis on protecting Indigenous languages. “Language is vital to preserving Indigenous cultures and identities, but even my own language, Ojibwemowin, is considered an endangered language,” says Danielle, who is Ojibew and an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe. “I designed SkoBot, a wearable, customizable and interactive language-learning robot for Indigenous youths that senses motion and speaks. It is a free language revitalization and STEM educational tool for Indigenous youths to make their own. I was taught that everything I do should be to support future generations. Many Indigenous youths are left behind not only from basic educational opportunities, but from being able to pursue the future we want. I see 21st century digital skills as a pathway to opportunity and to have the skills to uplift and support our communities.” Photos by @danielleboyer」8月2日 1時03分