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ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ: ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓ ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᓄᑕᖃᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᓵᓚᒍ

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᑐᕌᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒍᐃᑦᓯᓐ ᓄᑕᖃᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᖅ ᑕᒪᐅᓐᓇ ᐊᐅᓪᓗᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒋᐅᖅᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᓵᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ.   ᒪᐃ 2025 – ᐋᑐᕚ, ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅ  ᐅᓇ ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᓱᖃᑎᒌᒍᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᖏᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕗᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᓵᓗᒍ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ, ᐃᓐᕼᐃᐱᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᓴᓇᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᒧᑦ […]

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Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages Partners with the Qikiqtani Inuit Association on Uqausiqput Tusaalagu

Project aims to promote Inuit and Gwich’in children’s literacy through a focus on oral language exposure May 2025 – Ottawa, ON The Commission celebrates and amplifies the collaborative efforts of language champions and project partners on the innovative Children’s Literacy Promotion Project, Uqausiqput Tusaalugu. The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA), Inhabit Media, and the Northwest Territories […]

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National Indigenous Languages Day: Bringing our Languages out of the Shadows and into the Light

Today on National Indigenous Languages Day, the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages stands together with Indigenous Peoples, and all Canadians, in celebrating the continued efforts of Indigenous language champions as they reclaim, revitalize, strengthen, and maintain their languages. This is a day for Canadians to reflect on the significant contributions of Indigenous languages […]

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New reports on Indigenous language families in Canada showcase the vitality and patterns of language use across the country

March 31, 2025 – Ottawa, ON On National Indigenous Languages Day, the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages, in collaboration with Statistics Canada, is releasing nine new reports on Indigenous language families in Canada. These reports provide analysis of the vitality, acquisition, and patterns of use for Indigenous languages across the country, using data […]

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Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages Announces WAVES 2025: Global Indigenous Languages Summit

WAVES 2025: Global Indigenous Languages Summit to be held in Ottawa August 11–14, 2025 OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 12, 2025 /CNW/ – The Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages (the Commission) today announced WAVES 2025, a Global Indigenous Languages Summit aimed at promoting, celebrating and championing Indigenous languages, and supporting Indigenous Peoples in Canada and around the globe in reclaiming, revitalizing, maintaining, […]

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