Adrien's Background
Adrien Guillory-Chatman (Adriyènn) çé in métrès é li té in administratœr pou in lékòl katolik. Li té né a Lafayèt é té élvé a Shikago. Kan li té in piti, Adriyènn té toujou gin moun alentour apé parlé kouri-vini é françé. En 2013, Adriyènn komensé sô shmin pou réklamé kouri-vini. Ojoddi, li gin in pasyon pou édé dòt moun réklamé langaj a yê lèritaj, éspésyalmen famiy-yé ki rès dan djaspora Lalwizyan. Adriyènn èd avèk latab kouri-vini a Shikago é avèk diféren laplas latwal. Adriyènn té fé in jou o kat pou famiy k’ap aprenn kouri-vini, li té organizé léçon-yé pou kouri-vini enho Memrise, é kontribyé a déziyinm édisyon Ti Liv Kréyòl: A Learner’s Guide to Louisiana Creole é a liv Ô Malheureuse: French Writings by Louisiana Women. Astœr, Adriyènn apé fé in plas latwal pou piti-yé k’olé aprenn kréyòl. Adrien Guillory-Chatman is an educator and former Catholic school administrator who was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. Although she was raised in Chicago, Kouri-Vini and French were spoken in her home and by others in the community. In 2013, Adrien began her journey in reclaiming Kouri-Vini. Today, she has a passion to help others reclaim their heritage language, especially families who live in the Louisiana Creole diaspora. Adrien organized lessons for Kouri-Vini on Memrise, coordinates Kouri-Vini practice tables in Chicago, and contributed to the second edition of Ti Liv Kréyòl: A Learner’s Guide to Louisiana Creole and to the book Ô Malheureuse: French Writings by Louisiana Women. In addition, she created a set of Kouri-Vini family card games, and she is currently planning a website for kids and their families who want to learn Creole.