![Theresa O'Watch teaches a Nakoda language class with the help of Kushi, a puppet gifted to her by a friend. (Richard Agecoutay/CBC) Theresa O'Watch teaches a Nakoda language class with the help of Kushi, a puppet gifted to her by a friend. (Richard Agecoutay/CBC)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_full/public/images/2023-04/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-06%20at%201.01.00%20PM%20copy_0.png?itok=O5dpw0cy)
2023-04-06
A language teacher in Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, Saskatchewan has found a fun way to teach kids Nakoda. Her name is Kushi. She’s a puppet.
And she only speaks Nakoda.
Fun with words
Theresa O’Watch brings Kushi when she visits the kids at Nakoda Oyade Education CentreKushi looks like a Muppet from Sesame Street. And like a Muppet, Kushi makes learning fun. The students dance and sing and laugh.