The Endangered Language Fund (ELF) is seeking a dedicated and passionate sponsored trainee to join UNESCO’s Education team at the Paris Headquarters. This traineeship offers a unique opportunity for Indigenous/Aboriginal individuals to gain hands-on experience and contribute to UNESCO’s mission in education and language preservation. The successful recipient(s) will receive financial support from ELF in the form of US$5,000 to assist with costs related to participating in the traineeship. Costs exceeding ELF funding will be the responsibility of the recipient. Applications close November 10, 2025.
ELP/LDTC Language Documentation Learning Series 2025. Join us for a free 8-week learning series on language documentation – how to make good records of your language! Each week, we’ll learn about a different topic in language documentation. No prior experience or education is needed – we will start from the beginning. All are welcome! October 31 and November 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2025.
Children of the Taku. Have you ever wanted to teach Lingít but have no language experience? Have you ever wanted to create fluent speakers but don’t have a structure? Have you ever wanted to revive your traditional language (Lingít or another indigenous language) but feel over whelmed or alone? If you said “yes” to any of these question this program could be for you! COTTS is hosting our annual Lingít 1 Teacher’s Training this November 6-9th, 2023 in Whitehorse, Yukon. Participants will be trained in the methodology of the Paul Creek Curriculum and how to deliver the first Textbook. If this opportunity calling to you, please email your expression of interest to childrenofthetaku@gmail.com
Applications are open: Ready to Revitalize: an Online Learning Series. This 8-week course, starting in late January 2026, will bring together 20 language champions from around the world to gain practical skills and knowledge in language revitalization, and to share their experiences and ideas. During this course, participants will work with the Endangered Language Project Language Revitalization Mentors to design a revitalization project in their communities. By the end, you will have skills, connections, and knowledge to support you in revitalizing your language.
Call for Submissions: IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages. Closes December 15, 2025.UNESCO and the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), a global non-profit dedicated to fostering international understanding through children’s literature, are creating the IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers in Indigenous and Endangered Languages. This collection will showcase outstanding books written in Indigenous and endangered languages, ensuring recognition and accessibility for young readers worldwide. The IBBY-UNESCO Collection invites publishers, librarians and institutions (public and private) engaged in promoting books and reading, to submit exceptional works for young readers in Indigenous and endangered languages.
Submissions Are Now Open. Submit your work to the world’s largest Indigenous film and media arts Festival! Submissions for the 2026 Festival are officially open from October 1, 2025 to January 9, 2026. The upcoming 26th annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival will take place in-person at the TIFF Lightbox in Toronto from June 2-7, 2026, and move to our online streaming and iNdigital platforms from June 8-14, 2026.
Endangered Language Project. Help us grow our collaborative library of materials to support language work around the world. Share a resource at: https://endangeredlanguages.com/share-resource We’ll randomly select one person who contributes a resource in the next 24 hours to win an ELP t-shirt! Winners will be announced at the September 19 launch event.
The 2025 imagineNATIVE Tour is officially open for the season! The Tour is imagineNATIVE’s largest year-round initiative outside of our annual Festival. The imagineNATIVE Tour brings Indigenous-made film works and community engagement activities to communities across Turtle Island (Canada), curated for: Schools (including elementary, high school, and post-secondary), Workplaces, Institutions, Libraries, Youth programs, Friendship centres, Community groups). This year, we are proud to present two documentary features and three short film programs suitable for three age groups. You can book screenings to take place either in-person or online! imagineNATIVE will work with you to help accommodate the delivery of a screening to your community.
The Province has entered Phase 3 of the Heritage Conservation Act Transformation Project (HCATP). The Heritage Conservation Act Transformation Project aims to update the Heritage Conservation Act (HCA) to ensure it is consistent with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and improve how the HCA is implemented in a way that benefits all people in B.C. Provide your feedback on proposed changes to the Heritage Conservation Act through an online survey which closes on November 14 at 4:00pm.
Métis Trading Post Ecommerce Opportunity. Feature your art and creations online with MNBC’s Métis Trading Post!
MNBC is developing an application process to select the first group of Métis artists, creators, and business owners to be featured on the new website. Whether rooted in traditional techniques or reimagined through a modern lens, our goal is to have the Trading Post be a showcase of authentic Métis art, music, literature, and more in B.C.
Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) Introductory Online Language Course. January 6, 2026 – March 3. This course is open to everyone – both Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants who wish to learn to uplift language revitalization. Language instructor Sarah Wood is a member of Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and currently resides in Peterborough, ON, where she is completing her PhD in Indigenous Studies at Trent University. She has been learning Anishinaabemowin for 6 years. She is also a part-time faculty member at Brock University, Trent University and Biidwewdamowaad Nimkiig Biidaabang teaching Anishinaabemowin and an immersion facilitator and language teacher at Ninaatigoons Learning.
Skarù·ręʔ (Tuscarora) Introductory Language Course. January – March, 2026. 8 x 90min Online Classes. This course is open to everyone – Indigenous and non-Indigenous adults who wish to learn to uplift language revitalization. This fun and engaging Skarù·ręʔ (Tuscarora) course introduces participants to pronouncing the language’s unique sounds, writing with the orthography (alphabet), and creating nouns and verbs from a variety of prefixes, root words, and suffixes – just like in Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) and other related Haudenosaunee languages. Language Instructor: Schuyler Chew is Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Wolf clan enrolled at Six Nations of the Grand River and grew up on the Tuscarora Nation. He first began learning Skarù·ręʔ at the Tuscarora Elementary School in grades K to 6 and recommitted to adult langauge learning after completing undergrad studies. He attended the American Indian Language Development Institute in 2015 and the Tuscarora Language Summer Camp in 2018. Early Bird Registration until August 31: $160 ($20/session). Indigenous Participants: FREE or an option to contribute a smaller amount (50% discount) to support this course ($10/session).
Mi’kmaw Introductory Language Course. January 21, 2026 – March 4, 2026. Mi’kmaw is the language of the Mi’kmaq. Reclaiming Mi’kmaw language is an act of liberation for Indigenous people and allyship of community peace for non-Indigenous people. This course is open to everyone – Indigenous and non-Indigenous adults who wish to learn to uplift language revitalization. If you are a non-Indigenous language learner, we invite you to review these reflections on what it means to be a non-Indigenous learner in an Indigenous language learning course. Course Instructor: Savvy Simon is the Mother of Waseteg & Nakoa, the granddaughter of Sarah Simon o’, a residential school survivor (her biggest language inspiration), Motivational Speaker, Workshop Host, Medicine Woman, Birth Doula, & joy to be around! Reserve: Elsipogtog First Nation. Early Bird Registration until November 30: $120 ($20/session). Indigenous Participants: FREE, or an option to contribute a smaller amount (50% off regular) to support this course ($10/session)
Kanyen’keha (Mohawk) Introductory Language Course. January 6, 2026 – February 24, 2026. 8 x 90 minutes online classes. This course is open to everyone – Indigenous and non-Indigenous adults who wish to learn to uplift language revitalization. If you are a non-Indigenous language learner, we invite you to review these reflections on what it means to be a non-Indigenous learner in an Indigenous language learning course. In this course we will introduce a little vocabulary and a lot of the grammatical structure of Kanyen’kéha (the “Mohawk” language). It begins with the sound system and alphabet and ends with students being able to introduce themselves, make complex statements, ask and answer questions. This course will be taught using the Ohswekén:’a, the Grand River dialect. The colonial names of the geographic regions that this course would be most applicable for are Ontario, Quebec and New York. Your Language Instructor: Tahnee Bennett, Mohawk, Turtle Clan from Six Nations. Tahnee is a 3 year Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa Mohawk Immersion graduate. Upon graduation she was employed teaching Kanyen’keha as a second language in the public schools. She endeavored to do this because she never got the opportunity to learn her language or any Indigenous language when she attended public school. Early Bird Registration: $160 ($20/session) until November 30 / $200 ($25/session) after November 30. Indigenous Participants: FREE or option to contribute a smaller amount (75% off regular) to support this course.
