Media
- Singer-Songwriter Sebastian Gaskin announces new album release. February 19, 2025.
- ‘My hands were being guided’: Exhibition invites viewers into the world of Haida master artist. February 17, 2025.
- Heading to the Oscars, the resounding impact of ‘Sugarcane’ proves both validating and ‘long overdue’. February 12, 2025.
- Nunavut Turns 25: Land, Language, and Self-Determination. February 11, 2025.
- Tiny Kwiakah First Nation has big plans for solar-powered science hub on former fish farm. February 7, 2025.
- ‘So much more to learn:’ Inuk rights defender Aaju Peter on becoming a student again. February 6, 2025.
- First Nation’s World Cafe tackles plans for K’ih tsaa? Dze Tribal Park. February 4, 2025.
- Indigenous cradleboard keepers are revitalizing traditional parenting practices. February 3 2025.
- OTC celebrates buffalo transfer to Sask. First Nation. February 2 2025.
- Haida woman helps break world storytelling record. February 1, 2025.
- How this artist is carving totems without chopping old growth. January 31, 2025.
- Banff Centre expands scholarships for Indigenous students in all arts programs. January 30, 3025.
- What Ye’yumnuts teaches us about ongoing efforts to protect ancient sites. January 30, 2025.
- Vancouver gallery to host yearlong exhibit featuring works from Haida artist. January 29, 2025.
- Northern entrepreneurship program focuses on Indigenous languages. January 28, 2025.
- Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre brings history home. January 27, 2025.
- Secwépemc Elder reflects on teaching herself — and others — her crafts: ‘I just went and did it on my own’. January 24, 2025.
- Kandi McGilton’s Mission to Help Ts’msyen Cedar Basketry “Live Beyond Us”. January 24, 2025.
- Sugarcane documentary on residential school trauma in B.C. nominated for an Oscar. January 24, 2025.
- Through sculpture, syilx Okanagan artist turns pictographs into towering 3D figures. January 22, 2025.
- Exhibition showcases the many personas of Kanyen’kehà:ka artist Shelley Niro. January 21, 2025.
- How Tofino is weaving Nuu-chah-nulth culture into tourism. January 20, 2025.
- Indigenous artists get the chance to have their work sent to the moon. January 15, 2025.
- Mariel Belanger’s “Horse Woman sn̓kłca̓ʔsqáx̌aʔ tkłmílxʷ” is a Powerful Documentary on Indigenous Resilience, Family and Land Stewardship. January 14, 2025.
- Unmasking heritage: charting the rise of women carvers on B.C.’s North Coast. January 10, 2025.
- Campbell River, Comox Valley featured in first-ever Indigenous underwater exploration docuseries. January 9, 2025.
- $15M funding commitment will help preserve ‘critically endangered’ Michif language: Manitoba Métis Federation. January 9, 2025.
- Native Theatre Brilliance Rising: An Interview with Playwright Tara Moses. January 7, 2025.
- Spencer Chandra Herbert sounds off on priorities as Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport. January 2, 2025.
- B.C. Indigenous coffee company brews truth, reconciliation, one cup at a time. December 27, 2025.
- How Indigenous traditional knowledge is improving our understanding of aurora borealis. December 22, 2024.
- Why is it so hard to type in Indigenous languages? December 18, 2024.
- e-pimohtâtamihk paskwâw mostos meskanaw. December 16, 2024.
- New version of the Huron Carol brings an Indigenous perspective – and looks to set the historical record straight. December 15, 2024.
- First Peoples’ Cultural Council wants to keep grants a ‘coming. December 15, 2024.
- Celebrating Indigenous Storytelling Through Comics: The Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories Project. December 12, 2024.
- Snotty Nose Rez Kids share their vision for a Red Future. December 12, 2025.
- Conference Board of Canada report reveals significant economic impact on job creation and GDP in Canada from investments in First Nations cultural revitalization projects. December 11, 2024.
- Indigenous revitalization grants boost Canada’s GDP by $91.2M in 2023-24. December 11, 2024.
- Labrador Inuit have dozens of words to describe sea ice travel. Hear them all here. December 10, 2024.
- Chilliwack-based Slow Studies elevates Indigenous culture using art and technology. December 10 2025.
- Doig River First Nation’s Cultural Experience Centre takes shape. December 10, 2025.
- Daily use of Indigenous languages boosts social justice. December 10, 2024.
- Biden-Harris Administration Releases 10-Year National Plan on Native Language Revitalization. December 9, 2024.
- Government of Nunavut introduces Inuktitut text-to-speech functionality, celebrates contributions across Nunavut. December 9, 2025.
- David A. Boxley Brings Tsimshian Cultural Traditions Back to His People. December 9, 2024.
- BC First Nations Internet Connectivity: 20% Without Access. December 9, 2024.
- Groundbreaking Indigenous Aquaculture in One of Canada’s Most Remote Villages. December 8, 2024.
- Indigenous music capsule heading to the moon in 2025. December 4, 2024.
- How Hazelnuts Reveal Secrets from an Ancient BC City. December 4, 2025.
- Regaining Balance at the Intersection of Indigenous Languages and Climate Change. December 2, 2024.
International Decade of Indigenous Languages
The Global Task Force for Making a Decade of Action for Indigenous Languages was officially launched by UNESCO with participation of Member States, indigenous peoples’ organizations, three-party United Nations mechanisms, the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
September 2023. Assembly of First Nations. First Nations National Action Plan for the United Nations International Decade of Indigenous Languages.
April 22, 2022. Canadian Launch of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. https://rcgs.org/indigenous-languages/
March 17, 2022. FPCC website for Decade of Indigenous Languages. https://fpcc.ca/stories/the-decade-of-indigenous-languages/
November 16, 2021. Read the Global Action Plan: https://www.unesco.org/en/decades/indigenous-languages/about/action-plan
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://idil2022-2032.org/
Federal Indigenous Languages Act
- Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages: https://commissionforindigenouslanguages.ca/
- DCH Indigenous Languages website: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/culture/canadian-identity-society/languages/indigenous.htmland the recordings of the Indigenous Languages Symposium in January 2021.
- Dr. Lorna Williams presents to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs: Indigenous Language Study. February 1, 2023. Listen/read the full session: https://openparliament.ca/committees/indigenous-affairs/44-1/48/
- June 2023. Reclaiming, Revitalizing, Maintaining and Strengthening Indigenous Languages in Canada: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/INAN/report-9/
- Assembly of First Nations Fact Sheet: First Nations language funding fact sheet: https://afn.bynder.com/m/1fa00c203bb77e39/original/Languages-Funding-Factsheet-2023.pdf
- October 6, 2023. Assembly of First Nations. Languages and Learning Issues Update: https://afn.bynder.com/m/1402ce53e410762e/original/Languages-and-Learning-Issues-Update.pdf