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September 30, 2024


Opinion | When I heard my grandparents’ Indigenous language on the radio, it felt like home. I had to learn it, too. Here’s what got in the way

Toronto Star: Keisha Erwin is a nīhithaw (citizen of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band) and Afro-Caribbean second language learner of nīhithawīwin.  It’s been nine years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission made 94 Calls to Action urging all levels of Canadian government to address the ongoing impact of residential schools. Progress has stalled. We asked three Indigenous...

August 29, 2024


Federal Indigenous-language funding for GNWT held at 2016 levels

A stop sign in Inuvik. Ollie Williams/Cabin Radio Federal funding given to the NWT government for Indigenous language programs has been renewed at $5.9 million per year for the next three years. The annual sum Ottawa gives the GNWT hasn’t changed since 2016. That represents a real-terms cut of 20 percent when inflation is factored...

March 2, 2024


The N.W.T. has 11 official languages, yet service in Indigenous languages continues to be a struggle

Territory’s official languages commissioner says legislation creates gaps for service availability CBC News: The N.W.T. languages commissioner says the territorial government hasn’t done enough to ensure people can access services in the territory’s official Indigenous languages.  “They could do so much more,” said commissioner Brenda Gauthier. “It does not appear that the government is setting...

May 17, 2023


Kahnawà:ke receives $11M from Quebec for new cultural and arts centre

Groundbreaking for $55.746M building expected in the fall CBC News: Kahnawà:ke is one step closer to having a new arts centre to promote and preserve language and culture.  The Quebec government announced Tuesday that it will contribute $11 million to the project.  The Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) community, south of Montreal, has been working since 2016 on...

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