Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Languages in Canada"

Cree Academy of Excellence program uses immersion, land-based lessons to teach youth their language CBC Indigenous: The kâniyâsihk Cultural Camp’s Cree Academy of Excellence program is using land-based teachings to revitalize language. The camp has been running for 21 years on Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation, southwest of Meadow Lake, Sask., and was registered as a nonprofit in 2015. It...

Changes acknowledge ancestors’ contributions to communities: Joely BigEagle-Kequahtooway CBC Indigenous: You may have noticed more Indigenous languages appearing in the names of public buildings on streets in Saskatchewan. Just last week, the Mitakuyé Owâs’ā Centre, a new recreation centre, opened in Regina’s Heritage neighborhood. The name is a Dakota phrase that translates roughly to “all my relations.”...