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Direct linkMelissa Bishop – OTESSA Journal, 2022
In First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) communities, Elders are highly regarded as intergenerational transmitters of ancestral language and Indigenous knowledge. Without language revival initiatives, ancestral languages in FNMI communities are at risk of extinction. Leveraging digital technologies while collaborating with Elders can support…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, American Indians, American Indian Languages, Eskimos
Tulloch, Shelley; Kusugak, Adriana; Chenier, Cayla; Pilakapsi, Quluaq; Uluqsi, Gloria; Walton, Fiona – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2017
The Miqqut project was a participatory action research project through which Inuit language and literacy learning was embedded in a traditional skills program. Community-based researchers tracked learners' progress through entrance, exit, and post-program interviews and questionnaires, as well as through participant observation. Results show that…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Transformative Learning, Eskimo Aleut Languages, Self Concept
Angelo, Denise; Disbray, Samantha; Singer, Ruth; O'Shannessy, Carmel; Simpson, Jane; Smith, Hilary; Meek, Barbra; Wigglesworth, Gillian – OECD Publishing, 2022
Indigenous peoples have rightful aspirations for their languages and cultures, supported under international conventions, jurisdictional treaties, laws, policies and enquiry recommendations. Additionally, the inclusion of Indigenous languages in education can impact positively on Indigenous students' learning, engagement, identity and well-being,…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Academic Achievement, Educational Experience, Outcomes of Education
Guevremont, Anne; Kohen, Dafna E. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2012
This study uses data from the child and adult components of the 2001 Canadian Aboriginal Peoples Survey to examine what factors are related to speaking an Aboriginal language and how speaking an Aboriginal language is related to school outcomes. Even after controlling for child and family factors (age, sex, health status, household income, number…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Surveys, Foreign Countries, Children
Download full textFogwill, Lynn – 1994
Six Aboriginal languages have been designated as official languages of the Northwest Territories (Canada) along with English and French. However, more than legislation is needed to support efforts to reclaim Aboriginal languages and culture. Both missionary schools and federally administered public schools (1940s-60s) disrupted the transmission of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Languages, Canada Natives, Community Programs
Grenoble, Lenore A., Ed.; Whaley, Lindsay J., Ed. – 1998
This edited volume provides an overview of issues surrounding language loss from sociological, economic, and linguistic perspectives. Four parts cover general issues in language loss; language-community responses, including native language instruction in school, community, and home; the value of language diversity and what is lost when a language…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians
Burnaby, Barbara – 1996
This paper offers a general review of literature relating to the maintenance, development, and enhancement of Aboriginal languages in North America, particularly Canada. Drawing primarily on sociolinguistics, several concepts about language usage and change are outlined that are useful for the purposes of thinking about language maintenance. Next,…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Bilingual Education
