Exploring Theme: "UN International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032): AFN National Action Plan"

Thousands connected online to celebrate the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. 125 countries and over 2,300 people joined the hybrid High-Level Celebration of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 13 December 2022. At UNESCO’s invitation, 16 Member States were represented at the highest level by ministers and 5 UN...

According to Canada’s most recent census (2021), 18.9 per cent of First Nations people have knowledge of a First Nations language compared to 22.48 per cent in 2016. The data reflect a decline in mother tongue speakers as well as in second language speakers since the previous census. Assembly of First Nations: The United Nations...