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One of the trick or treaters noticed the word on our door! It’s the Hoocąk word of the year: Hąnąkijik, “resist.”

#Hoocąk #IndigenousLanguage #Halloween #Samhain #Resist
November 1, 2026 at 12:17 AM
kingstonist.bsky.social
#ICYMI
The winners of the October Awesome #Kingston microgrant plan to create T-shirts printed with images of native plants captioned with the plant names written in Kanyen'kéha (Mohawk). #YGK #KFLA #Community #IndigenousLanguage

Read all about it here: www.kingstonist.com/news/awesome...
Awesome Kingston's October 2026 microgrant awarded to Mohawk language revitalization project – Kingston News
(Kingston, Ontario) Awesome Kingston's October 2026 microgrant has been awarded to Laura Geier and Breanna Berry who plan to create T-shirts with designs of local plants labelled in English and Mohawk...
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October 26, 2026 at 1:28 PM
kingstonist.bsky.social
The winners of the October Awesome #Kingston microgrant plan to create T-shirts printed with images of native plants captioned with the plant names written in Kanyen'kéha (Mohawk). #YGK #KFLA #Community #IndigenousLanguage

Read all about it here: www.kingstonist.com/news/awesome...
Awesome Kingston's October 2026 microgrant awarded to Mohawk language revitalization project – Kingston News
(Kingston, Ontario) Awesome Kingston's October 2026 microgrant has been awarded to Laura Geier and Breanna Berry who plan to create T-shirts with designs of local plants labelled in English and Mohawk...
www.kingstonist.com
October 23, 2026 at 6:11 PM
katbeyer.bsky.social
Went to language table today & a Hoocąk college student Zoomed with us, speaking rapidly & with an excellent accent. In this time when many eminent speakers are walking on, it did my heart so much good to hear him.

#Hoocąk #IndigenousLanguage
October 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
andrewcgrant.bsky.social
Are Mi'kmaw hieroglyphs one of the earliest Indigenous writing systems or just a memory aid?

Both the use and origin of these glyphs is uncertain but what is certain is they look nothing like European writing systems.

#Linguistics #WritingSystems #IndigenousLanguage #Mikmaq #TruthAndReconciliation
October 3, 2026 at 1:34 AM
andrewcgrant.bsky.social
How a font is helping revitalize hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓

#Musqueam adopted NAPA in 1997 for accuracy. Only one font was able to display it but even it had limitations. So they made a new one.

#Linguistics #WritingSystems #IndigenousLanguage #TruthAndReconciliation
October 2, 2026 at 3:44 AM
andrewcgrant.bsky.social
Why is #Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim) written with a 7?

The language's writing system was designed for typewriters, requiring some character choices English speakers (like me) might find unfamiliar.

#Linguistics #WritingSystems #IndigenousLanguage #TruthAndReconciliation
October 1, 2026 at 1:11 AM
andrewcgrant.bsky.social
Carrier syllabics: the writing system residential schools nearly erased

It's an overhaul of Cree syllabics adapted to the #Dakelh language, tripling the number of basic shapes and adding systematic design features.

#Linguistics #WritingSystems #IndigenousLanguage #TruthAndReconciliation
September 29, 2026 at 11:57 PM
sandhyajha.bsky.social
The Ojibwe language went underground when the boarding schools came. Families kept it alive in secret.

It's coming back to the surface now.

Coming back is a profound act of defiance.

#GoodTroubleThursday #IndigenousLanguage #LanguageRevitalization
September 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
scoterd.alaskan.social.ap.brid.gy
Noisy rain on the roof and I managed to get registered for Advanced Tlingit class (online) at University of Alaska Southeast
#myalaskawx #cbjuneau #lLingítAaní #indigenouslanguage
August 22, 2026 at 5:36 AM
museumofvan.bsky.social
#NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth #Musqueam #Squamish #TsleilWaututh #IndigenousLanguage
June 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
citizenptnewswi.bsky.social
The Citizens Naming Committee is grappling with a pivotal decision: how to honor diversity, accessibility, and cultural significance in naming a new school.

Click to read more!

#WI #CitizenPortal #AccessibilityInclusion #IndigenousLanguage #CommunityRepresentation
Naming debate at Lindbergh committee centers on uniqueness, indigenous names and accessibility
Committee members debated name uniqueness (removing duplicative 'Cherokee' names), whether to prefer Yahara Heights over Yahara River, inclusion of Indigenous-language names, and flagged accessibility concerns tied to a proposal to honor disability-rights advocate Jeffrey Clay Erlanger.
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July 18, 2026 at 6:20 AM
glasgowsuffrago.bsky.social
Census data reveals Gaelic and Scots skills growing
#suffrago #UKPolitics #YourVoiceHeard #SuffragoUK #Glasgow #Scotland #GlasgowCityCouncil #ScottishGovernment #gaelic #scots #indigenouslanguage #westernisles @suffrago.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
glasgowsuffrago.bsky.social
Gaelic and Scots have been recognised as official languages. What does this mean?
#suffrago #UKPolitics #YourVoiceHeard #SuffragoUK #Glasgow #Scotland #GlasgowCityCouncil #ScottishGovernment #gaelic #scots #indigenouslanguage #westernisles @suffrago.org
December 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
the-nanners.bsky.social
Some days, it's a good day to die. Some days, it's a good day to build a house for the memegwesiwag (little people) so they stop moving your stuff around.

#memegwesiwag #anishinaabe #artsandcrafts #ojibwe #indigenouslanguage
March 1, 2026 at 8:37 PM
kalisetsi.bsky.social
Learn color and number words in the Cherokee language with Osiyo Little Rabbit: Tsistu's Colorful Adventure. There's a full lesson plan in the back.
You can find it at cherokeewithcandace.com.
#cherokee #cherokeelanguage #nativeamerican #indigenous #tsalagi #indigenouslanguage
January 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
congabopeoples.bsky.social
There is an urgent need to address #IndigenousLanguage loss and revitalization! 💭Share your thoughts on #culturalPreservation with us by completing our National Mapping Survey.

English: surveymonkey.com/r/D9PMVLZ
January 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
perkinskeighley.bsky.social
Listened to this fantastic episode from the Subtitle #podcast this morning. It looks at how one #IndigenousLanguage shifted from a source of shame to one of pride by being incorporated into #healthcare & public #media.

Listen here: tinyurl.com/2sbfswd3
From linguistic shame to pride - Subtitle
Israel Jesus used to be ashamed of being from the Mexican state of Oaxaca and speaking the local indigenous tongue, Triqui. When he moved to Salinas, California, a kid in his high school told Jesus he...
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February 21, 2024 at 9:53 AM
otoemissouriatribe.bsky.social
For more info contact language@omtribe.org or call 580-723-4466 ext 202. RSVP at google doc link
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #otoemissouria #nativelanguage #language #indigenous #indigenouslanguage
March 24, 2026 at 4:38 PM
otoemissouriatribe.bsky.social
#otoemissouria #indigenouslanguage #indigenous
February 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
lacouvee.bsky.social
I learned a new Likʷal̓a word today - k̕əmaqəla - smooth water. The waters of Liǧʷiɫdax̌ʷ (Discovery) Passage at Campbell River on Vancouver Island can be smooth as glass one day, and tempestuous the next. #languagelearner #IndigenousLanguage
it is low tide, at the tide line with a view from knee height, in the foreground you can see shallow water and below the surface, the seaweed. The shoreline is very rocky with boulders every where and in the mid-ground, the bulk of Quadra Island on your left, dark, with the distant Discovery Islands on the horizon in light grey. The day is clear but the entire sky is filled with cirrus clouds. Taken at Frank James Park, Campbell River, Vancouver Island close to the 50th parallel
November 13, 2024 at 11:12 PM
shanmonster.bsky.social
I found some free Mi'kmaq language lessons. Check them out! www.afnts.ca/mikmaw/lessons #SpeakMikmaq #Mikmaq #languages #IndigenousLanguage
Mi'kmaw Language Lessons | Learn Mi'kmaw | AFNTS
www.afnts.ca
October 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
nluepke.bsky.social
some musings on learning Chinook Pipa

#chinukwawa #chinookjargon #chinookpipa #indigenouslanguage

image: a hand holds up a worksheet that says "try to transcribe" and "try to write in Chinuk Pipa" which various Pipa characters and handwritten Latin characters.

natashaluepke.com/2026/08/14/c...
chinuk Wawa and middle english
Because Chinook Pipa wasn’t used in the south, which is version I learned, and because it’s a completely different writing system, I ignored it. I have Latin, and devanagari, and thorns…
natashaluepke.com
August 15, 2026 at 6:20 AM
caslt-acpls.bsky.social
The animal Match-It activity in our latest #DiscoveringLanguages blog helps students familiarize themselves with the names of animals in Dene and in their target language.

It can also be adapted for older learners or pre-service teachers 🙌 www.caslt.org/en/blog-disc...

#langsky #Indigenouslanguage
Discovering Languages: The Descriptive Dene Language - Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT)
After Cree, Dene is the most widely spoken Indigenous language in Saskatchewan. Much like many other Indigenous languages, Dene is tied to the environment, with vocabulary and expressions that reflect...
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May 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM