Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 13
Exploring Theme: "Govt. Commitments to Indigenous Languages"
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(Filtered by Indigenous Group "First Nations")
August 26, 2024
GNWT and Canada sign $17.7 million three-year agreement for Indigenous languages
NationTalk: YELLOWKNIFE – The Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories have signed a new Canada-Northwest Territories Agreement on Indigenous Languages from 2024-25 to 2026-27. Under the new agreement, $5.9 million will be invested per fiscal year, for a total of $17.7 million over three years. The funding is provided to Indigenous...
June 11, 2024
We were punished for speaking our languages and banned from using them in the legislature. My speech turned a page
I spoke for all of the First Nations children, who were stolen away from their lands, their families and communities, from everything they knew. By Sol Mamakwa Contributor Toronto Star: May 28 was a historic day in Ontario. I finally spoke in my language, in Queen’s Park, which has been heard on this land for tens of thousands...
June 2, 2024
Mi’kmaw-language signs celebrate Indigenous history of 2 P.E.I. locations
L’nuey executive director says her ancestors would be proud CBC Indigenous: There are two new highway signs written in the Mi’kmaw language on Prince Edward Island, bringing the province’s total to over 40. One of the signs was installed at Portage Lake, and includes its traditional name of Meski’k pu’ta’sk. The other is in Rocky Point,...
April 24, 2024
Six Nations works with National Research Council to digitize languages
APTN News: Brian Maracle says he got a surprise phone call one from the National Research Council, or NRC as it’s commonly called. “They called us out of the blue one day to ask if there was something that they could do that would be of help to us that would be in the field...
April 19, 2024
Federal funding for Indigenous culture, language programs must be sustainable, say advocates
This week’s federal budget incudes $290M for Indigenous-led programs NationTalk: Belinda kakiyosēw Daniels says it’s good to be home. The University of Victoria Indigenous education professor was back on Treaty 6 territory in Saskatchewan this week. Daniels and others launched a mentorship program in her home community, Sturgeon Lake First Nation, located approximately 150 kilometres north of Saskatoon. Speakers of the...
March 27, 2024
Ontario MPPs can now speak their own Indigenous languages at Queen’s Park
Kiiwetinoong MPP recalls being punished for speaking Anishinaabemowin in residential school CBC Indigenous: For the first time in the Ontario Legislature’s history, MPPs can now speak Indigenous languages at Queen’s Park. While members were previously allowed to speak one of Canada’s two official languages – English or French – an amendment passed Tuesday morning allows them...
February 1, 2024
Everyone has a role in strengthening Indigenous languages this month
NationTalk: February is Indigenous Languages Month in the Northwest Territories. Indigenous languages are the foundation of the territory’s identity, pride, and community. This month, help support Indigenous language revitalization and ask everyone to “say it in our languages” to encourage them to speak Indigenous languages with pride. The loss of Indigenous languages is an ongoing...
November 22, 2023
Significance of saving endangered language isn’t lost on Kaska’s last speakers
APTN News: Emeral Pope’s life mission is to live her language. Pope is one of five students enrolled in a new full-time Kaska language program, Gūzā́gī ts’į̄́ʼ Netsédzedī́yaʼ, We are Waking up to Our Language. Its goal is ambitious: teach young learners the language so they can eventually pass it down themselves. “There’s so much need in...
November 4, 2023
Plan for Yukon First Nations language education hopes to spark students’ striving for fluency
We Are Our Language plan was recently completed NationTalk: Yukon News: It’s about keeping an eye on the opportunities, not just the challenges for those hoping to inspire learners of Yukon First Nations languages. The revival of the languages was a key objective associated with the creation of the Yukon First Nation School Board in...
June 22, 2023
Students in northern B.C. could learn Dakelh as early as the next school year as B.C. approves curriculum
Spoken by 625 people in Canada, Dakelh is considered an endangered language CBC News: Posted: Jun 21, 2023 11:27 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 22 Students across British Columbia will soon have the opportunity to learn the Dakelh language as part of their studies as early as the next academic year. On Monday, officials from...
June 17, 2023
Efforts to save Wolastoqey language to get a boost from new language platform
Madawaska, Quebec First Nations working with team from Université de Moncton in Edmundston CBC News: A new online program called Wiciw — meaning “together with” — is being designed to help keep the Wolastoqey language from disappearing. The Maliseet First Nation of Madawaska in Edmundston and the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation in Cacouna, Que., are working with a research team from the Université de Moncton campus...
May 18, 2023
Quebec wants to exempt some Indigenous students from new French language law
First Nations groups filed court challenge against Law 14, also known as Bill 96, last month The Quebec government wants to create an exception in its newest French language law for Indigenous students. Less than a month after two First Nations groups filed a court challenge against Law 14, also known as Bill 96, the minister of the...
May 9, 2023
New program launched to help teach Inuttitut
NationTalk: The Nunatsiavut Government’s Department of Language, Culture and Tourism has just launched a new program to help teach Inuttitut. Tusâlanga is a project aimed to assist Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement on how to speak and read the Labrador Inuit dialect. The department has partnered with Pirurvik, an Inuit organization based...
March 31, 2023
Joint Statement by Ministers Rodriguez, Miller, Hajdu, Vandal on the National Indigenous Languages Day
NationTalk: Canadian Heritage – This statement is also available in the following languages: Innu-aimun Mi’kmaq Oji-Cree (translation will follow) Plains Cree (translation will follow) Western Ojibway Dene Inuktitut (North Baffin) Michif Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage; Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; and Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, PrairiesCan...
June 21, 2019
Indigenous Languages Act receives Royal Assent
Bill C-91, An Act respecting Indigenous languages (short title: Indigenous Languages Act), was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 February 2019 by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism. Bill C-91 enacts the Indigenous Languages Act, which recognizes Indigenous language rights as Aboriginal rights protected under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. The bill enables the...
February 5, 2019
Bill C-91 introduced in Parliament
“Bill C-91: An Act Respecting Indigenous Languages” (The Indigenous Languages Act) introduced in Parliament....
April 21, 2016
Bill C-262, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples tabled in Parliament
Romeo Saganash, MP, tabled Bill C-262, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This bill would require the Government of Canada to take initiatives with regard to the use of Aboriginal languages in the public domain, education and the media. The...
December 9, 2015
Bill S-212, “An Act for the advancement of the aboriginal languages of Canada and to recognize and respect aboriginal language rights” introduced in Parliament
Senator Serge Joyal tabled Bill S-212, An Act for the advancement of the aboriginal languages of Canada and to recognize and respect aboriginal language rights. The bill is intended to set out the Government of Canada’s commitment on the advancement of Aboriginal languages and respect for Aboriginal language rights. Bill S-212 was debated and adopted by the Senate...
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