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“How language revitalization boosts Indigenous health” - news.ubc.ca/2025/06/how-... - #LanguageSovereignty #Education #IndigenousHealth
How language revitalization boosts Indigenous health - UBC News
New research shows that reviving Indigenous languages may do more than preserve culture—it may also improve public health.
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June 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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“Indigenous students can now take free language courses at BU” - news.brandonu.ca/2026/09/25/i... - #Education #LanguageSovereignty #CulturesSDoH
Indigenous students can now take free language courses at BU
Indigenous students at Brandon University are now able to reconnect with their own languages at no charge. A tuition fee waiver, introduced earlier this year, means Indigenous students can study any o...
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October 1, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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“First-of-its-kind Indigenous community hub to open in Winnipeg” - www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - #CulturalSafety #IndigenousHealth #LanguageSovereignty
First-of-its-kind Indigenous community hub to open in Winnipeg
Harvest Manitoba and Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata are coming together to build a new Indigenous led community hub. It will look to address food insecurity in Winnipeg and provide cultural programming and serv...
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March 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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“One woman's quest to save her Wolastoqey language” - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - #LanguageSovereignty #CultureSDoH
One woman's quest to save her Wolastoqey language | CBC News
In 2022, Lisa Perley-Dutcher, a longtime nurse and health professional, opened the first and only Wolastoqey immersion school, in Fredericton.
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April 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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“Refuge for the people: this school is creating generations of SENĆOŦEN speakers” - www.cbc.ca/newsinteract... - #KnowledgeSharing
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Refuge for the people
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March 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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“These First Nations students are teaching themselves — and their peers — to speak Cree” - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - #Education #LanguageSovereignty #CreeLanguage #KnowledgeSharing – see also www.nccih.ca/34/Publicati...
These First Nations students are teaching themselves — and their peers — to speak Cree | CBC News
Vern Lewis is in his first year teaching Aboriginal studies at a Frog Lake First Nation high school, and he's putting his computer science skills to work by using technology to teach tradition.
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May 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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“Reclaiming the language: Indigenous community in Sudbury connects through lost and forgotten words” - www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1... - #IndigenousHealth #LanguageSovereignty
Reclaiming the language: Indigenous community in Sudbury connects through lost and forgotten words
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August 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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“Tobique family spreads Indigenous language education” - globalnews.ca/video/109778... - #LanguageSovereignty #Education
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Watch Tobique family spreads Indigenous language education Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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February 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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“21 First Nations join together to draft a strategy to reclaim the Anishinaabemowin language” – www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9... - #LanguageSovereignty #IndigenousKnowledge #FirstNationsHealth #CulturesSDoH
21 First Nations join together to draft a strategy to reclaim the Anishinaabemowin language
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June 24, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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“Students in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., building app to preserve Inuinnaqtun language” - www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1... - #InuitHealth #CultureSDoH #LanguageSovereignty
Students in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., building app to preserve Inuinnaqtun language(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link)(external link)(ex...
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April 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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“2 new college programs aim to produce more Anishinaabemowin, Ininimowin speakers in Manitoba” - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - #LanguageSovereignty #Education #IndigenousKnowledge
2 new college programs aim to produce more Anishinaabemowin, Ininimowin speakers in Manitoba | CBC News
Beginning next year, the University of Winnipeg will offer a bachelor's degree in Indigenous language immersion focused on the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibway) language, while University College of the Nort...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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“Indigenous people's health tightly tied to speaking their own languages, review finds” - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - #LanguageSovereignty #IndigenousHealth #CultureSDoH
Indigenous people's health tightly tied to speaking their own languages, review finds | CBC News
Researchers analyzed 262 academic and community-based studies from Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, and determined 78 per cent of them connected Indigenous language vitality with ...
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July 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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“Revitalists use social platforms to share Indigenous language learning with a new generation” - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - #CultureSDoH #LanguageSovereignty #IndigenousKnowledge
Revitalists use social platforms to share Indigenous language learning with a new generation | CBC News
Novalee Fox, Willis Janvier and Samson LaMontagne have turned to social media to share their passion for Indigenous language learning with the younger generation.
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April 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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“Education authority brings Elders together to preserve Mi'kmaw knowledge and history” - https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/education-authority-brings-elders-together-to-preserve-mi-kmaw-knowledge-and-history-9.6956898 - #LanguageSovereignty #CultureSDoH - see also https://loom.ly/yRwg-bg
Education authority brings elders together to preserve Mi'kmaw knowledge and history | CBC News
Around 100 Mi'kmaw elders from 13 communities across Nova Scotia gathered this week to share stories, language, and laughs. The event featured discussions on updating Mi'kmaw language terms, preserving cultural teachings and reflecting on the impacts of centralization.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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“Gift of Spirit Name drives Language Keeper in Nipissing First Nation’s Ojibwe revitalization” – anishinabeknews.ca/2026/09/gift... - #IndigenousKnowledge #LanguageSovereignty #FirsNationsHealth
Gift of Spirit Name drives Language Keeper in Nipissing First Nation’s Ojibwe revitalization – Anishinabek News
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September 11, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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“Looee Arreak launches new YouTube channel for children” - nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti... - #KnowledgeSharing #Education #LanguageSovereignty
Looee Arreak launches new YouTube channel for children
Iqaluit singer Looee Arreak has started a new YouTube channel to teach children Inuktitut and help preserve the language. Arreak, along with Inuit children, sing and perform dance moves in 18 episodes...
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June 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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“Ulukhaktok Elder playing his own part in keeping his culture alive” - www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - #LanguageSovereignty #IndigenousHealth #CulturesSDoH
Ulukhaktok elder playing his own part in keeping his culture alive
David Kuptana is fluent in Innuinaqtun. He enjoys speaking the language with friends and getting together to share stories over tea and Arctic char. He speaks about the state of Innuinaqtun in his community.
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May 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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“Cultural centre in Nunatsiavut is helping Inuit reconnect with culture and language” - theindependent.ca/indy-archive... - #InuitHealth #CulturesSDoH #LanguageSovereignty
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Cultural centre in Nunatsiavut is helping Inuit reconnect with culture and language – The Independent
After winning the Arctic Inspiration Prize in 2024, Inotsiavik is offering Inuit in Labrador outdoor cultural programming, Inuttitut lessons, virtual programs, and more
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March 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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“Teaching language, building identity: Inside Rama’s unique daycare” - www.villagereport.ca/village-pick... - #KnowledgeSharing #LanguageSovereignty #Education – see also www.nccih.ca/495/ELCC-qua...
Teaching language, building identity: Inside Rama’s unique daycare
'I spent the first two years crying,' says overjoyed administrator at Waasa Enaabijig Zaswin daycare in Rama
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January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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“Kugluktuk residents work to preserve Inuinnaqtun” - https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6987210 - #InuitHealth #LanguageSovereignty #CultureSDoH
Kugluktuk residents work to preserve Inuinnaqtun
Inuinnaqtun is spoken in western Nunavut and northeastern Northwest Territories and only a few hundred people declare it as their mother tongue in Canada. Mah Noor Mubarik spoke with residents of Kugluktuk to learn more about their work to keep it alive.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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“Revitalization the focus of Indigenous languages summit in Ottawa” - www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... - #LanguageSovereignty #IndigenousHealth #CultureSDoH
Indigenous languages summit focuses on revitalization
An Indigenous languages summit taking place in Ottawa features language experts from around the world and is focusing on revitalization.
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August 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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“Piruvik offers more than teaching Inuktut. Students learn Inuit knowledge to share as elders” - www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/... - #CultureSDoH #LanguageSovereignty #IndigenousKnowledge
Piruvik offers more than teaching Inuktut. Students learn Inuit knowledge to share as elders | CBC Radio
Leena Evic always recognized the need to teach Inuktitut within classrooms. She even dreamt about it 30 years ago. Her dream became a reality with the Purvik Centre in Iqaluit, a language learning cen...
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April 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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“Woman from Cote First Nation relearns Saulteaux in hopes of revitalizing the language” - www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - #LanguageSovereignty #CultureSDoH #IndigenousHealth
Woman from Cote First Nation relearns Saulteaux in hopes of revitalizing the language
Three years ago, Natalie Langan decided to relearn the Saulteaux language she knew as a child. Now she wants to make the language more accessible for everyone.
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March 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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“'We need it back in our community': Yukon First Nation starts language immersion program” - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - #LanguageSovereignty #Education #CultureSDoH
'We need it back in our community': Yukon First Nation starts language immersion program | CBC News
Some Kwanlin Dün First Nation citizens are learning to speak Southern Tutchone for the first time.
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March 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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“Inuktitut classes to be offered in Ottawa schools” - www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - #Education #LanguageSovereignty #LanguageSDoH
Inuktitut classes to be offered in Ottawa schools
It will be in partnership with Tungasuvvingat Inuit and the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
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February 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM