Global News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for Canada [Unofficial]Saskatoon production aims to preserve the Nakoda language through a puppet show
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11856357/preserving-nakoda-language-puppet-show/
Samira VerheesAnyone else in the fediverse who does fieldwork in #linguistics ? #languages #language #indigenouslanguages #minoritylanguages (if you have suggestions for hashtags that will help me find other field linguists, please add them in a comment to this toot)
Headlines AfricaPacific island nation of Nauru proposes name change in break from colonial past http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSWNrG #Nauru #ColonialHistory #Referendum #NameChange #IndigenousLanguages
multilingualfuturesAnd while this is genuinely humbling, rest assured that it will only make me more annoying. Your students can be fluent in a year. No more excuses!!
#language #education #languagerevitalization #endangeredlanguages #Indigenouslanguages #actfl https://social.vivaldi.net/@multilingualfutures/116540116886203630
#language #education #languagerevitalization #endangeredlanguages #Indigenouslanguages #actfl https://social.vivaldi.net/@multilingualfutures/116540116886203630
multilingualfutures (@[email protected])
Attached: 2 images The year of the wood snake handed my a** to me in a very unexpected way. I spend all my time telling language educators that their expectations are too low, that their students can become fluent much faster than they think! But then... I said something was impossible...which we then immediately achieved...and I can't frickin believe it.
DoomsdaysCWSo, signing up for this course (taught online) this Fall. I'll be auditing the course because it's all about the knowledge for me at this point (and I want there to be enough students to justify teaching this. 25 slots, 6 filled already).
WAB 101 - Beginning #WabanakiLanguage I
"This beginning course in a #Wabanaki language stresses the acquisition of cultural information and introduces the student to the four skills of language learning: listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing."
#TraditionalLanguage #IndigenousLanguages #IndigenousLanguageEducation #WabanakiLanguage #Wabanakik #CulturalSurvival #LanguagePreservation
Cadernos de LinguísticaColonial sources never singled out the mixed-race Mameluco population as
speakers of a distinct language variety. Thomas Finbow argues their supposed
role in shaping "Língua Geral" was read back into the record by later
researchers.
https://doi.org/10.25189/2675-4916.2025.V6.N1.ID806
#linguistics #indigenouslanguages
speakers of a distinct language variety. Thomas Finbow argues their supposed
role in shaping "Língua Geral" was read back into the record by later
researchers.
https://doi.org/10.25189/2675-4916.2025.V6.N1.ID806
#linguistics #indigenouslanguages
CBC EdmontonIndigenous-led school sees academic success through traditional land skills
At Elsie Fabian School, land-based learning and Indigenous languages are core parts of the K-9 curriculum. The school faculty says this has led to major improvements in student grades, behaviour and cultural pride.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/northern-alberta-land-based-learning-9.7177104?cmp=rss
At Elsie Fabian School, land-based learning and Indigenous languages are core parts of the K-9 curriculum. The school faculty says this has led to major improvements in student grades, behaviour and cultural pride.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/northern-alberta-land-based-learning-9.7177104?cmp=rss
IndieAuthors.Social NewsIndonesia – Dayak Community Makes Publishing History with First-Ever International Literacy Congress
World-first literacy congress by Dayak indigenous community in Borneo, featuring authentic multi-generational authorship, holistic literacy frameworks, and strategic publishing infrastructure.
The post Indonesia – Dayak Community Makes Publishing History with First-Ever International Literacy Congress appeared first on The New Publishing Standard.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2026/04/18/dayak-international-literacy-congress-2026-publishing-milestone/
#BookFairs #IndigenousLanguages #Indonesia #SEAsia #ASEANpublishing
Indonesia - Dayak Community Makes Publishing History with First-Ever International Literacy Congress - The New Publishing Standard
World-first literacy congress by Dayak indigenous community in Borneo, featuring authentic multi-generational authorship, holistic literacy frameworks, and strategic publishing infrastructure.
Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Michif: The Unique Language of the Métis Nation 🤝🇨🇦
Michif is a unique mixed language, primarily spoken by Métis people in Canada and the US. It typically combines Cree verbs and verb phrases with French nouns and noun phrases For example: "Good afternoon" would be "Bonn apray mijii” Efforts are underway to revitalize and preserve this endangered oral language. 🇨🇦 #Canada #Michif #Metis #IndigenousLanguages
Lawrence Nault- Stone & SignalMarch 31st is Indigenous Languages Day in Canada. Celebrate and honour Indigenous languages, where ever you may be.
"Every language carries a map of the soul that spoke it first." L. Nault
#LanguageMatters #CulturalHeritage #IndigenousLanguages #Identity #Wisdom