Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Languages in Canada"

Inuktut to be first Indigenous language spoken in Canada added to Google Translate CBC News: Google Translate is adding a new language to its platform that could serve thousands of people in Ottawa as well as Canada’s North: Inuktut.  It’s one of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages across the country, and is the first...

NationTalk: WENDAKE, QC – The Regional Committee on First Nations Languages is proud to organize the first-ever Forum on First Nations Language Rights in Quebec, an historic event to be held on September 19 and 20 at the Manoir du Lac Delage. This initiative is an important part of the Committee’s commitment of recognizing and respecting the rights of First...

The 2021 volume contains over 13,000 words and has been a hit with both students and teachers from the communities of Manawa, Opitciwan, and Wemotaci. Photo: APTN.  APTN News: The Atikamekw Nation has been involved in language conservation projects for about a decade now, and their efforts seem to be paying off. New data from...

Less than 300 people in Listuguj speak Mi’kmaw as their first language, most fluent speakers are over 60  CBC News: In a colourful classroom surrounded by forest, Brenda Germain is teaching her kindergarten students the Mi’kmaw words for animals they might find in the woods around them. Ten years ago, she only knew a few words...